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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And look who died it sure wasn’t that brain dead , commander , he is brain washed by the terrorist muslim obama and holder
OK, they risk their lives for the nation, are well trained in firearm safety, but the DOD does not trust them to go armed when on base. Congress needs to change this NOW.
Ah yes … when seconds count the cops are but minutes away. We go to Iraq and Afghanistan where are armed 24/7; carry everywhere we go and not just a hand gun, some serious fire power. Then we come home and we’re not responsible enough to carry anymore. If someone stands up and pulls trigger in a DFAC in Kabul he’d be shot 15 or 20 times before he shot a 2nd round. Why, because everyone is carrying and is on a heightened state of awareness. I lost one US Soldier in Iraq. Guy shot him in a DFAC. The shooter didn’t get a 2nd shot, but he got shot multiple times. Here stateside, the shoot could empty the mag, reload, empty again, reload … finally after a few minutes maybe an MP would put him down. Impacts of PTSD don’t wait ’til you get home to manifest. The liberal gun elimination left don’t get it … when we’re armed … we actually save lives. Many times an individual doesn’t because if he does … he gets dead in very quick order. Arming the public is not a bad thing. Most studies show it reduces violent crime much more than enhancing.
wait AND DIE????
He’s a moron who’s scared that he will be kicked out of the military. The scumbag would probably not charge a shooter with anything either! POS!
Y wear them concealed???
I see as long as the Gen’s don’t get killed it ok.
Obviously they can’t.
Proof of what happens in gun free zones. The General is just another obama yes man.
I have seen this country go really stupid