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Originally Posted by Eagle5US
We have had 2 active shooter incidents here on Bliss in the last 18 months. Not counting three individuals I have passively disarmed in my Emergency Department (1 VA Beneficiary and two soldiers all presenting for psych stuff and had handguns either on their person or in their back-packs). Others here have encountered similar situations secondary to the VERY large latin gang influence now in El Paso who also work as "muscle" across the border in Juarez. Yes - soldiers included.
I have brought up to multiple flag officers at the open forum active shooter plan of action discussions that we should consider allowing persons with CC permits to carry on post. Never is this taken seriously or even considered.
Last week I was charged with assault by the PMO when I stepped in and took down a Latin Gang member who was beating the living shit out of my 73 year old DOD Police officer who was posted in my ER to "protect the Emergency Department Staff". Once on the ground, I secured said gang member with the cops cuffs. The hospital attorney reviewed the tapes and got the charges dropped (and the DOD Cop moved to the information desk)...but the point was that I (as a provider in the ED) was even put in that position in order to protect my staff. What if Latin gang guy would have gotten the cops gun? What then? I yell "code WHITE" over the intercom and what...that's going to make him stop?
After THAT incident, I asked if we could at least have a tazer at the nurses station...again, the answer was no. 
What MORE as to happen before someone takes the fact seriously that the best person to protect me...is ME. Was the Hood shooter not enough? VA Tech? Tacoma Mall? Austin Library? One responsible handgun owner would have shut that thing down. TEN responsible handgun owners would have shut it down even faster.
Sorry - rant off....but damn. This really gets me worked up. 
Eagle |
It sounds like your PMO needs a common sense check. The only place I had to register my weapons was Devens where we lived on Davao Cir. Our front door was accidentally left unlocked when we were gone for the weekend once. MP's cleared the house and found my weapons and some ammo, including several boxes of 5.56. They inventoried everything and left a copy in my apartment. I went to the Provost Marshal and got everything back without a problem, including the 5.56.