U.S Army spokesman Lt. General Mark A. Milley spoke to press yesterday concerning the Ft. Hood shooting, admitting it took about 15 minutes to respond to reports of the shooter. He supported the policy, active since 1992, preventing US. soldiers from carrying concealed firearms on base.
At a press conference on the shooting, which left four dead and 16 injured, Lt. Gen Mark A. Milley was asked if the gun ban should be overturned.
“No, I don’t think soldiers should have concealed weapons on base,” he stated. “We have law enforcement agents and trained professionals and I don’t endorse carrying concealed.”
But he added that it took police “10 to 15 minutes” to arrive on the scene of the shooting, long after over a dozen people were shot.
“I think law enforcement acted very rapidly and swiftly given the nature of the circumstances,” he said.
But not as swiftly as an individual shooting back at an attacker. During a shooting, when mere seconds can mean life or death, minutes are an eternity.
The concealed carry prohibition, enacted in Feb. 1992 during the H.W. Bush administration, authorized only “qualified personnel” to carry firearms on base, such as law enforcement and others on “security duties.”
In short, this DoD policy turned America’s military bases into victim disarmament zones and gun bans in general exacerbate mass shootings by preventing law-abiding citizens from carrying weapons for their protection.
“Only the most out-of-touch radical would try to disarm soldiers,” Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Tx.) stated today, who introduced the Safe Military Bases Act which would overturn the policy. “It’s time to repeal this deadly anti-gun law before it creates another mass killing.”
Source: Infowars
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Why have a ARMY or any branch of the Military if they can”t carry a gun on base. If you have a crazy person on base shooting people what are they to do > Talk him to death.
Every American, not taking certain prescription drugs or a violent criminal, should carry–open or conceal.
General doesn’t trust his own troops , why on earth would anybody else . But , more important what soldier would fight for this two face ( politician) , masquerading as a combat leader .
Two faced leaders from Vietnam Nam era trained this ??????? General Piece of $#%&!@* !!!!!
I have never been in the service, I had family members serve and thank God they returned. MY Question is to and body who did serve, IS the first thing they teach you is about guns.How to handle your gun, Clean your gun, Shoot the gun and kill with your gun. Is this right?
he must be an Obama lover
General Milley sounds like a yes man minion.
He better make sure that he is not the next target on someones hit list….
Another lib retard.
After Obama’s purge of Military Leadership – our armed forces are left with the likes of this pathetic Military Spokesman. God Bless our Military and please keep them safe because the Military Brass isn’t going to let them defend themselves.
I think gun control and eliminating weapons should first be applied to all in the current administration and to insist all who guard them are unarmed, and this also applies to Congress and the Senate I’m sure they will all feel safer this way.