DocKen
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With the shooting in Fort Hood, currently on the news... we'll again hear about the dangers of guns in society. However most bases are actually gun free zones.
Other than areas of the base that have additional security, for the most part, it is no different wandering around a base than out in town. Except guns are not allowed either CC or OC.
I've thought about this often over the last year. It is the reason that many of us cannot carry either because we live/work on base, or know we might have to make a stop there, and cannot have a firearm with us when we do so.
Whengoing about my business during the day(condition yellow), sitting in my office, or even in the Exchange or Food Court, I think about what I would do if something like this happens, and none of it will end with me being able to defend myself. Being inside the gates won't always be a deterrent, and some parts of the base are actually outside the gates.
Should carrying of firearms be extended to carrying onboard a military base? Should 2A restrictions being lifted in other Federal areas (i.e. Parks) be extended to bases? If not a complete lifting, what about those with permits getting approval from the base Commander to do so?
Another gun free zone the site of a large killing?
With the shooting in Fort Hood, currently on the news... we'll again hear about the dangers of guns in society. However most bases are actually gun free zones.
Other than areas of the base that have additional security, for the most part, it is no different wandering around a base than out in town. Except guns are not allowed either CC or OC.
I've thought about this often over the last year. It is the reason that many of us cannot carry either because we live/work on base, or know we might have to make a stop there, and cannot have a firearm with us when we do so.
Whengoing about my business during the day(condition yellow), sitting in my office, or even in the Exchange or Food Court, I think about what I would do if something like this happens, and none of it will end with me being able to defend myself. Being inside the gates won't always be a deterrent, and some parts of the base are actually outside the gates.
Should carrying of firearms be extended to carrying onboard a military base? Should 2A restrictions being lifted in other Federal areas (i.e. Parks) be extended to bases? If not a complete lifting, what about those with permits getting approval from the base Commander to do so?
Another gun free zone the site of a large killing?