What do you suppose they were going to fight back with? Most troops aren’t allowed to carry arms in the US while on base. The woman who shot the perp(not alleged)was part of a first responder team. The fact is, keeping our troops unarmed while on base makes them sitting ducks.
My son was stationed at Fort Hood for awhile. Unless you are training or a first responder or a MP you cannot carry weapons on the base. You are suppoed to be safe there. The base is huge, the areas where they are training are many miles away from the building where this incident took place.
EXACTLY!!
“The fact is, keeping our troops unarmed while on base makes them sitting ducks.”
In defense of the military, it has never been necessary in the history of this country to arm troops in the barracks. Armed guards at the gates has always been sufficient. The fact that our troops are not safe in their own domestic base is a reflection of deficits in society and our government.
In fact, I would be against keeping our troops armed on base, it would set a bad precident. I don’t want any commander and chief in charge of an active domestic military. I say this as a war vet and conservative.