{"id":77929,"date":"2018-02-24T09:28:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T14:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=77929"},"modified":"2018-02-24T22:34:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T03:34:49","slug":"trump-hints-at-allowing-more-troops-to-carry-personal-weapons-on-military-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=77929","title":{"rendered":"Trump hints at allowing more troops to carry personal weapons on military bases"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Navy Times<\/a> reports President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would re-examine federal policies restricting troops from carrying private firearms on military bases, calling it an important safety issue.<\/p>\n

Defense Department leaders have in the past resisted changes to those firearms policies due to concerns that it could lead to more accidental shootings and successful suicides.<\/p>\n

Comments from the Commander in Chief came during a speech to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, while he was talking about possible solutions to gun violence in America.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to look at that whole military base gun-free zone,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we can\u2019t have our military holding guns, it\u2019s pretty bad.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a number of instances on military bases, you know that. So we want to protect our military. We want to make our military stronger and better than it\u2019s ever been before.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Trump specifically referenced the July 2015 shooting spree at a pair of military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which a gunman killed four Marines and a sailor in a series of ambushes. The attacker was later killed in a firefight with police.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were on a military base in a gun-free zone,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThey were asked to check their guns quite far away, and a maniac walked in, guns blazing, killed all five of them. He wouldn\u2019t have had a chance if these world-class marksmen had, on a military base, access to their guns.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Reports following the deaths of the service members found that at least two military personnel on scene were carrying personal firearms when they were attacked \u2014 possibly in violation of base rules \u2014 and unsuccessfully returned fire in an effort to stop the gunman. <\/p>\n

The incident prompted a review of military policies regarding privately owned firearms, after lawmakers argued that the attack could have been stopped sooner if more servicemembers had the ability to fire back.<\/p>\n

More than a year later, the Defense Department issued new regulations regarding those weapons, allowing commanders to grant permission to certain troops.<\/p>\n

But top Pentagon officials and base commanders also expressed concerns about a new influx of private weapons on base, saying it could lead to confusion over official duties, accidental shootings and an increase in suicides among struggling service members.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019m not sure what sort of official duty confusion there may be- you\u2019re either on duty or not. If by accidental shootings they mean negligent discharge, that\u2019s a training issue and I\u2019d expect a screening process for those who wish to carry on base. Suicides will find a way with or without a firearm; sounds cold but its true. My daily commute is through a sketchy part of town; OK during the day but not safe after dark, and I would like to practice my rights under the Constitution while on base.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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