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Army Chief of Staff Says Concealed Carry Wouldn't Have Stopped Fort Hood Shooting
2016-04-10
[Free Beacon] Gen. Mark Milley, the Army chief of staff, came out strongly against the carrying of private guns on military bases as a security measure in the wake of shootings at Fort Hood, the Washington Navy Yard, and a recruiting station in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Milley, who assumed his current post in August 2015, was testifying alongside acting Secretary of the Army and former democratic congressman, Patrick Murphy before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Sen. Mike Lee (R., Utah) asked Milley about what the Army has done to better protect personnel and if the Army would consider letting soldiers carry their own weapons on bases.

"Such as recruiting stations, such as Chattanooga, the assessments are done by the local commanders ... and make a determination whether it was appropriate or not appropriate to arm them. So he delegated the authority in the assessment to the commanders, which is appropriate. Commanders should make those decisions because one size won’t fit all," Milley said.
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  NoMoreBS, no. To someone like the general, the perfect is the enemy of the good.

If there had been enough people packing at Ft. Hood, there might have been only 2 or 3 dead (plus the perp, of course ) of 13.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia    2016-04-10 15:26  

#4  Like so much of the PC language of the left, you need to apply reason beyond implied conclusion. It is entirely possible that even in a context where the perpetrator assumed some in the audience would be armed, the attack might begin anyway. Hence the Generals statement has some validity. What is not stated but reason dictates, is that far fewer would die when the terrorist opened fire and was immediately put down by numerous armed citizens. Concealed carry will reduce the likelihood of mass casualties and ensure prompt justice is delivered. It's not all or nothing but dramatic reduction of effect, just like the wall on the border. Isn't a 90% reduction better than nothing?
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2016-04-10 12:22  

#3  Who knew the base shooters were supermen impervious to lead?
Posted by: brujotejano   2016-04-10 11:58  

#2  General Milley is in job preservation / purge avoidance mode.
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2016-04-10 10:14  

#1  All right then... 'open carry.' That's what eventually brought him down wasn't it General ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-04-10 07:32  

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