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Milwaukee Mayor Barrett took issue with Clarke's assertion that placing armed tactical officers or security officers in schools and other public places would stop violent acts. He noted the 2009 rampage at Fort Hood in Texas that killed 13 and left more than two dozen others wounded.

"That was a place where they had many guns," Barrett said.

Mayor Barrett is mistaken. The Fort Hood shooting actually took place in a "gun-free zone":

http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-fort-hood-shootings6-2009nov06,0,820085,full.story

Service weapons are checked daily and are usually only allowed to be removed from an arms room for training on a range or maintenance. Personal weapons must be kept locked and registered with the base provost marshal.