Probably one of the dumbest and most ironic laws on the books is the ban on concealed carry at military bases and installations. The reason it’s so stupid is quite obvious.
Firearms are the essential tools soldier use to protect us from terrorists, despots, and foreign armies. And the U.S. Military goes to great lengths to ensure that every solider is proficient with a firearm. Yet, for whatever reason, the government doesn’t trust soldiers with guns when they’re not training, at a military gun range or in a combat zone.
It’s not only illogical to make military facilities gun-free zones, it’s just downright bizarre.
Thankfully, someone is attempting to do something about it — at least ostensibly (I say “ostensibly” because the man is running for president and it’s hard not to see this as a way to pander to 2A supporters. Then again, Cruz is been pretty consistent with his support of gun ownership).
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) sent a letter to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Tuesday requesting that McCain, who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, consider bringing up the matter for review and discussion.
“The men and women in our military have been at war for over a decade; they understand the responsibilities that go along with carrying a firearm,” Mr. Cruz wrote in the letter.
“Yet their Second Amendment rights are removed at the front gate.”
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This is because the military leadership including uniformed officers is 95% liberal in how they see the world. They see soldiers as children who have to be guided and controlled every second of their day and if they make a bad choice, it reflects on the officer's leadership. They do it in every single detail of soldier life. Gun control is just the logical extension of that. You can only have a loaded gun when your duty requires it. Even the MPs. There is no way tht military officials will permit this without dumping a ton of paperwork onto it like demanding risk assessments, special training, recertifications by qualified instructors who themselves need to be certified. Special storage and inspection of that. They will make it so hard to do that it may as well be illegal.
ReplyDeleteThey will make it so hard to do that it may as well be illegal.
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Again, with this kind of mind set, why would any one consider enlisting or joining the military, when TPTB, don't trust you with a firearm that is not under micro-management control. BTW, for most in the military, actually shooting a firearm, is maybe a once a year event; you go out to the range to fire enough rounds to "qualify" in order to have that requirement checked off the list. It was a joke.
ReplyDeleteI have one word for those considering enlisting or becoming an officer; DON'T! These PC fools that mismanaging the military are treating both as childern and cannon foder. This is coming from a guy that served both in the Army and the Air Force for 29 years. The nation and it's people that I put on the uniform to defend no longer exists.
Agreed 100% and I advise all, just don't.
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It was like that in the 80's, when Ronald Reagan was CiC, too.
ReplyDeleteOn Ft. Carson, if you had a personal firearm, it was supposed to be registered and kept on in the arms room. You could only draw it with permission from your company commander.
What it was supposed to be, and what it was, were two different things. There were more firearms in the barracks than in the arms room, I believe. Nobody ever got shot, either. Imagine that?
Imagine that?
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I retired in 2004. My personal view is every recruit graduating basic (Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, and Coast Guard) should be issued an automatic rifle and a pistol. They would be required to carry a weapon while in uniform. Once completing their enlistment requirements and upon an Honorable Discharge status they get to keep the rifle and pistol and 1000 rounds for each. The weapons would be non-transferable but could be willed to a heir upon their death. The weapons and a DD-214 Honorable discharge card would act as a 50 state and all territories carry permit. For those who retire they have the option to turn in their old weapons for new weapons.
ReplyDeleteThis would solve a few problems. It would help "keep the peace" on all military bases. It would keep all military personnel sharp with the rules of carrying a weapon. It would solve a problem of state reciprocity. It would also drive anti-gun right jerks insane.
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DeleteIIR it was made law during the Clinton administration.
ReplyDeleteI just can't remember the Democrat congress-critter who came up with it.
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