Wednesday, December 19, 2012


That Military Personnel Not Trusted to Carry Guns Speaks Volumes
   Like Sandy Hook, the mass killing at Fort Hood speaks to both sides of the gun argument. The gunman killed 13 and wounded 29 others at the military base in Killeen, Texas, in 2009.
   The only people carrying guns on the base were the civilian police, and it was one of them who shot the gunman, U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan.
So, without someone bearing a weapon, the killing would have continued. Clearly, allowing people to bear arms can stop criminals and save lives.
   But, on the other hand, what of the fact that weapons are not allowed on military bases? If we can see it is dangerous for trained military personnel to carry weapons around on a military base, why ever would we think it safe for the general populace to carry them around on our city streets?

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