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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SOBS the story of the emperors new clothes. they are stupid enough to believe it!!
Either allow them to carry or increase security with entry gates and search every car.
Give this LITTLE 3 star general wannabe a dishonorable discharge and 100 years hard labor in Leavenworth.for his puck t**d actions
He is saying way he was told to say by the POS nagel and obumer.
The spokesman has been drinking too much of the poison Kool-Aid! How many people can a crazed shooter kill in 15 minutes, vs the servicepeople being able to defend themselves, immediately? It is a no-brainer! I rest my case!
yet they fail to mention at alot of bases now no one can carry their firearms at all, these are $#%&!@*ing soldiers trained to use these weapons, if anyone should know safe operation of guns it’s them! But you leave them and their families completely open to attack by one man that could have been stopped instantly by an entire base of soldiers before these horrors were committed…
another knee padded fudge nose, who wants to keep his job… no guts to stand up for what is right.
The soldiers should be allowed to carry side arms with AMMO and there wouldn’t be these outburst !!!
I can still see him, Camo ain’t working!Why are soldiers now always dressed in camo, whatever happened to dress uniforms, and non COMBAT clothes, it’s all part of the wear the people down!! It’s tiring indeed.
FOOL, YOU SOLD YOUR SOUL