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发帖数: 29846 | 1 When Did Military Bases Become 'Gun-Free Zones'?
by AWR Hawkins 17 Sep 2013
It hasn't always been the case that only MPs can carry firearms on U.S.
military bases. A mere twenty years ago, "gun free zones" made their way to
these facilities under the watch of President Bill Clinton.
According to a Washington Times editorial written days after the Nov. 5,
2009 attack on soldiers at Fort Hood, one of Clinton's "first acts upon
taking office... was to disarm U.S. soldiers on military bases."
Clinton's actions birthed Army regulations "forbidding military personnel
from carrying their personal firearms and making it almost impossible for
commanders to issue firearms to soldiers in the U.S. for personal protection
."
In other words, thanks to Clinton, citizens who join the military to use
guns to defend liberty abroad cannot practice their constitutional right to
keep and bear arms while on active duty at home.
As the Times editorial board put it: "Because of Mr. Clinton, terrorists
would face more return fire if they attacked a Texas Wal-Mart than the
gunman faced at Fort Hood."
The same theme ran true at the Navy Yard in DC on September 16. Police were
called after the shooter opened fired, and reports indicate it took
approximately three to seven minutes for them to arrive. Each minute is an
eternity when a lunatic with a weapon decides the "gun free zone" rules do
not apply to him. |
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