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2016-04-10 Home Front: WoT

Army Chief of Staff Says Concealed Carry Wouldn't Have Stopped Fort Hood Shooting

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-04-10 06:53|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#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|| 2016-04-10 07:32|| Front Page Top

#2 General Milley is in job preservation / purge avoidance mode.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2016-04-10 10:14|| 2016-04-10 10:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Who knew the base shooters were supermen impervious to lead?

Posted by brujotejano 2016-04-10 11:58|| 2016-04-10 11:58|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2016-04-10 12:22|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2016-04-10 15:26|| Front Page Top

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