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<blockquote data-quote="SMS" data-source="post: 2293653" data-attributes="member: 42"><p>I joined the USAF in '86 and nobody on any base I was assigned to or visited, including Army and Marine Corps bases at home and abroad was <em>ever</em> armed except for security personnel (not counting a few undisclosed locations and Iraq/Afghanistan of course). The only exception was during exercises or periods of ramped up security threat. </p><p></p><p>The simple fact is 98% of military personnel have daily duties that do not require a firearm, and the logistics involved in issuing firearms to people everyday is cumbersome with little value added. Despite the splash factor of Fort Hood and now the Navy Yard, incidents of violence on military installations is low. I wouldn't have wanted to stand in line at the armory every day for an hour or more at the beginning AND end of my shift just to pick up a pistol or rifle that I didn't need to complete my duties for the day.</p><p></p><p>Letting me carry concealed under my state permit though? Now that's a different story. Increasing the chance of a bad man with a gun coming face to face with a good man with a gun could be done with the stroke of a pen and with little impact to the duty day of hard working Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines...(and the Coasties too). Allow those licensed by their state or municipality to carry concealed on post. Off-duty cops, licensed and armed citizens with access to the base etc...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SMS, post: 2293653, member: 42"] I joined the USAF in '86 and nobody on any base I was assigned to or visited, including Army and Marine Corps bases at home and abroad was [I]ever[/I] armed except for security personnel (not counting a few undisclosed locations and Iraq/Afghanistan of course). The only exception was during exercises or periods of ramped up security threat. The simple fact is 98% of military personnel have daily duties that do not require a firearm, and the logistics involved in issuing firearms to people everyday is cumbersome with little value added. Despite the splash factor of Fort Hood and now the Navy Yard, incidents of violence on military installations is low. I wouldn't have wanted to stand in line at the armory every day for an hour or more at the beginning AND end of my shift just to pick up a pistol or rifle that I didn't need to complete my duties for the day. Letting me carry concealed under my state permit though? Now that's a different story. Increasing the chance of a bad man with a gun coming face to face with a good man with a gun could be done with the stroke of a pen and with little impact to the duty day of hard working Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines...(and the Coasties too). Allow those licensed by their state or municipality to carry concealed on post. Off-duty cops, licensed and armed citizens with access to the base etc... [/QUOTE]
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