Perhaps the local police have contracted with the Army but who signs her paycheck?

What is ironic that a traffic cop who was a expert shooter happened to be there and she took the shooter down. All those trained troops and it was a cop that that did it.

I guess the MP’s were farther away.

To give a story,my father used to work on a base in a civilian capacity. One evening a shot came near his office. It was not a murder attempt but a young marine being stupid.

This stuff happens. My father never blamed the marine and fears that it was targeted were unfounded.

I accept the risk that people owning and carrying guns may act stupidly and I could get killed. But with good training that risk is managable.

I willingly assume risks every day. I drive and that has a higher risk of injury than being shot by a criminal or reckless shooting.

I have had gunfire come my way in the woods. There are protocals when coming upon shooters in the woods to avoid accidents.

It is not that bad, most people will stop once you let them know who are in the target range. Only once did the kids not stop and then I charged them and they ran. We never saw each other but did hear each other.

And as someone in another thread I read (maybe RAH?), military personnel blow off steam by getting into trouble; made much worse if everyone has a personal firearm.

I was in the Navy for four years. It used to infuriate me to no end that, when standing Petty Officer of the Watch onboard, we were not allowed to load the 1911 we carried.

Now, after learning proper gun handling, I realize that not letting your average sailor carry a loaded gun is probably a good thing, because firearms training in the Navy is pathetic.

Seeing the way that the shipboard security handles firearms makes me really miss the days when Marines provided the security on nuclear ships. I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve had to describe to some of those sailors what dark place I would put their M4 if they swept me with it again.

I certainly think if somebody wants to create a gun-free zone they should be held responsible for the safety of all within that zone.

Our mighty base security services, can’t prevent someone who wants to go on a rampage from getting their weapon on base, but I’m legally prohibited from protecting myself.

Thanks for the clarification. Unfortunately, I don’t think that policy is likely to change under this President.

I think many non-gunnies equate military with “heavily armed” and assume that soldiers on military bases are armed.