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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Mike McCaul said Wednesday’s tragedy at Fort Hood is another reminder that
members of the military should be able to carry concealed weapons on base.
“I personally think, if you’re trained for combat, you ought to be able to
carry a weapon,” the Texas Republican said on Fox News’s “The Kelly File
” on Wednesday night in the wake of the shooting that left four dead and
more than a dozen injure at the Texas military base.
A bill to that effect has been introduced in Congress but has not gone
anywhere. The legislation was inspired in part by the previous tragic
shooting at Fort Hood, by Army Maj. Nidal Hassan in 2009, as well as an
attack at Washington’s Navy Yard last year.
(PHOTOS: Fort Hood shooting)
McCaul, who is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said there
is “some logic” to allowing people trained in warfare on military bases
to carry weapons.
“Al Qaeda and terrorists and jihadists are targeting our military bases,”
McCaul said. “That is a fact. … The problem here, and with Fort Hood, the
prior Nidal Hasan case, was that they couldn’t defend themselves because
they were not allowed to carry weapons. So I think the policymakers,
Congress, we need to revisit this procedure, this policy, to see if we
should arm them so they can better protect themselves.”
McCaul’s position was not echoed, however, by his fellow Texas Republican,
Rep. John Carter, whose district includes part of Fort Hood. Carter said on
military bases, he defers to the military’s decision.
“I am a believer in the right to keep and bear arms. And I believe that
licensed carriers should be able to carry,” Carter said on CNN’s “New Day
” on Thursday. “However, I also believe that if you want to exclude them
from your home and tell them they need to leave their pistol at home, you
can do it. Quite honestly, Fort Hood is the Army’s home. I defer to the
Army. They get to make that decision.”
Carter and the mayor of Killeen, Texas, the town where Fort Hood is located,
both said the issue the country needs to address is mental health.
“The solution, quite honestly, is we got mental health issues in this
country not only related to the military, but, quite honestly, walking the
streets in any big city,” Carter said. “And if you think about it, 45,000
soldiers and another, probably, 20,000 people that work in the post or more.
That’s, in itself, is a big city, not counting the surrounding area.”
Killeen Mayor Daniel Corbin said policies on mental illness are part of
policies on concealed weapons.
“There’s some difficulties. If we impose restrictions on the ability to
carry or get a concealed handgun permit because someone is starting to seek
help for problems they have, that could serve as a disincentive and keep
people from seeking treatment,” Corbin said alongside Carter on CNN. “I
know Congressman Carter is a great supporter of the Second Amendment, and in
this community, that’s very important. But we do have to look at the
overall problem in the United States. And it seems like much of the gun
violence can be attributed to people who are suffering through some sort of
psychological impairments. So it’s something we need to look at in the
future.”
An Army soldier has been identified as the shooter in Wednesday’s attack.
He killed himself along with three others.
An Army soldier has been identified as the shooter in Wednesday’s attack.
He killed himself along with three others. | p*******9
发帖数: 1860 | 2 原来当兵的在基地里不准带枪。怪不得基地老发生枪击案，gun free zone啊 | a****l
发帖数: 8211 | 3 this rule is funny. Why aren't the soldiers allowed to carry weapons in the
military bases? Guns are the tools of the trade for soldiers, and they are
not allowed to carry it? No wonder American troops can not fight.
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: Mike McCaul said Wednesday’s tragedy at Fort Hood is another reminder that
: members of the military should be able to carry concealed weapons on base.
: “I personally think, if you’re trained for combat, you ought to be able to
: carry a weapon,” the Texas Republican said on Fox News’s “The Kelly File
: ” on Wednesday night in the wake of the shooting that left four dead and
: more than a dozen injure at the Texas military base.
: A bill to that effect has been introduced in Congress but has not gone
: anywhere. The legislation was inspired in part by the previous tragic
: shooting at Fort Hood, by Army Maj. Nidal Hassan in 2009, as well as an
: attack at Washington’s Navy Yard last year.
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