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Originally Posted by Five-O
Soldiers on a military installation (that follow the law) are essentially defenseless to an armed attack by a motivated foe. MP's/DOD police would be the force to meet any armed threat and would take too much time to react and respond. How many wives and kids would die at the PX or pool or Burger King before these assholes were killed. Highly restrictive gun regulations prohibit soldiers from carrying or having ready access to a personal firearm. How many installation commanders are ready to review/relax the personal weapon regulations on our Fort's and bases so we can better protect our families?? Looking back at the tragedy that was VA TECH how wise and or practical is it to reley on LE/MP etc for our saftey and the saftey of our families. They can not be every where and I believe we must bear the burden of protecting our loved ones and ourselves....I know I do.
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Without too much detail, during the earlier to mid-80's when Flint Kaserne became a hot spot for possible terrorism operations (hit) the CofC authorized weapons to be carried by soldiers 24/7 for a short period of time.
I know different time and place than what we know today, but you never know what is out there.
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Last edited by The Old Guy; 12-24-2008 at 07:09.
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