Cop praised for quick action at Fort Hood

cnn.com-crime ^ | Nov 6, 2009

[KeyLargo]

Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) -- A civilian police officer who shot the Fort Hood gunman four times during his bloody rampage stopped the attacker cold, a U.S. Army official said Friday.

Officer Kimberly Munley of the Fort Hood Police Department is a "trained, active first responder" who acted quickly after she "just happened to encounter the gunman," said Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, Fort Hood's commanding general.

[fireman15]

If most soldiers were allowed to carry weapons on base... this situation most likely would have been resolved before the police arrived. If the shooter knew that most soldiers were armed... he most likely would never have attempted this type of attack if he knew that he would be neutralized almost immediately.

[WVKayaker]

Been there, done that.

I now use a Mac.

[Albion Wilde]

Rule #2 of authorship, if your point is missed, don't blame the readers.

LOL! Except, of course, if you are writing for "mixed company" and the lefties redefine all the words.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Just shut up before you embarrass yourself any further.

[Albion Wilde]

There were at least 30 people in the area, that’s how many were killed or wounded. If just half of them had charged him he could have been overcome, before the officer even had a chance to fire.

Don't be a moron. He could have been shooting from a concealed position, from within a building or with his back and one side completely sheltered in the corner of buildings. The victims were lined up outdoors to get flu shots. They could have been mowed down in a split second.

[WVKayaker]

No answer, huh?

What did the Army do right that makes you want to attack ME?

[SLB]

As someone who has been in more than a couple of fire fights, (Viet Nam).. I can tell you that Even when being armed to the teeth, when the rounds are flying .. You Really, Really wish you weren't there and you Really, Really want to run the hell away.

I can't even Imagine hot lead flying all over the place, me being unarmed and saying to myself .. I think that I'll just run on in and rush the mad man! Maybe in the movies but in Real Life? ... NAH!

I could not have said it better. Been there (Viet Nam) and have the tee shirts. I have a son-in-law in Iraq right now and it is hard to comprehend that those soldiers were returning or preparing and had this happen.

Thank you for your service!

[Albion Wilde]

I openly admitted I had never been in such a situation and have no idea how I would respond.

OK, now you're getting somewhere in explaining your careless comments.

[Albion Wilde]

Brava! She did the right thing: head toward the shooter and kill him. Compare and contrast with the cops at Columbine who wimped out.

I'll never forget the picture of the fat cop at Virginia Tech hiding behind a tree.

[XenaLee]

"Barb , on post is where soldiers going about their business feel at home. Very few carry weapons when not training with them."

To me, feeling "at home" means feeling safe and therefore having a weapon accessible when or if needed.

Let's hope that after this latest episode, the no guns allowed on base thing changes. There is no reason whatsoever that military personnel should not be allowed to conceal carry or even open carry on base.

We know what these Muslim pigs want to do to us. We knew last December when the Fort Dix plot was foiled. What the hell is the army thinking by NOT allowing military personnel to carry weapons for safety?

[Ann Archy]

What a GAL!!!!

[wordsofearnest]

Has the model of pistol & caliber been disclosed?

[jwparkerjr]

re: No Child is Left Behind?

Reports say he stood over some of them and shot them. The CO of Ft. Hood said he was very methodical in going from one to another.

Why would you call me a moron? Just because I feel differently about something, something that has a lot of explaining left to come out.

[Albion Wilde]

I now use a Mac.

That is a non-reply. Your entire line of argument here seems to be "my memories of my Navy training are superior to the actual situation that happened on an Army base." Disgusting comments from someone who not only wasn't there, but who clearly lacks not only the complete transcript of the events, but any ability to visualize the situation. But please, don't let the door hit your ego on the way out of this discussion, sailor.

[jwparkerjr]

Gosh I hate to keep this thread going, but maybe as a last shot across my bow you could explain what careless about my statements.

[bcsco]

This certainly makes the Army look bad. A female civilian cop takes out the shooter while Army men are mowed down.

Just what makes you think that, because this was on a military base people, including military personnel, walk around with guns, let alone loaded guns?

[Haiku Guy]

Please explain what the Army did right? I see dead people.

I am not going to presume to know the details, but it looks like the Army might have arragned to have a pair of civilian police officers at this function for security.

[WVKayaker]

Thank God!

We are so screwed as a country. When many of these young men are told to corral their parents, they will likely obey! I don't mind being reviled by those supporters of those innocent deaths. The US Army IS responsible.

[bcsco]

Most weapons on military installations belong to the military and are kept in unit armories (or motor pools for armed vehicles). Personal weapons are not warn unless a CCW is applicable - the same as in public. Just because it’s a military base, that doesn’t mean people walk around armed to the teeth.

[Haiku Guy]

I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that you really don’t much like the Army...