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21. Regarding the handgun he used to shoot the protester:

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:55 PM

Jul 2020

PS while I don't know Army Rules, isn't there a prohibition against using a service issued weapon to shoot civilians who have not shot at you first?

I would be shocked if he used a service issued weapon. Those are kept secured on the base. I read in another story that he had a concealed carry permit, so presumably he was using his own privately owned firearm.

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Fort Hood sergeant says he shot and killed armed Black Lives Matter protestor [View all] Dial H For Hero Jul 2020 OP

Hmmmmmm... ZZenith Jul 2020 #1

Everyone videos everything. Where's the proof? efhmc Jul 2020 #2

I don't understand your post. ZZenith Jul 2020 #4

Show me the proof that the sergeant was attacked so he found it necessary to KILL a man. efhmc Jul 2020 #7

Thanks for the clarification. ZZenith Jul 2020 #10

I knew nothing about his previous behaviour but just reading that excuse set off my efhmc Jul 2020 #12

You have your alarm properly tuned, methinks. ZZenith Jul 2020 #14

Really??? LeftInTX Jul 2020 #9

Yes, really. ZZenith Jul 2020 #13

Thx!! LeftInTX Jul 2020 #17

Hothead? Definitely. ZZenith Jul 2020 #19

Unfortunately LeftInTX Jul 2020 #33

So did he have a long gun on his body when the cops got there? CanonRay Jul 2020 #3

Probably LeftInTX Jul 2020 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2020 #24

There was a report where his gun was strapped across his body, but he never pointed it. vsrazdem Jul 2020 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author CanonRay Jul 2020 #31

Yup. They won't be charging him. Just another day in America. vsrazdem Jul 2020 #35

What does Florida have to do with this? sarisataka Jul 2020 #37

Stand your ground CanonRay Jul 2020 #38

This was in Texas jmowreader Jul 2020 #39

That doesn't match what the police are saying. Dial H For Hero Jul 2020 #32

Of course they would say that. Duh! vsrazdem Jul 2020 #34

The Chief said a person called 911, saying someone approached the driver-side window and pointed Dial H For Hero Aug 2020 #43

I'm not asserting anything, but I definitely would accept witness statements before I would vsrazdem Aug 2020 #44

Yeah, open carry's so awesome...until it isn't. Grokenstein Jul 2020 #5

Hmm. Ft hood with all those dead soldiers soothsayer Jul 2020 #6

I live 45 minutes from there. It is a cesspool. efhmc Jul 2020 #8

Question - is the BLM Protester really a BLM protester? azureblue Jul 2020 #15

Yes, pretty much. . He was an anti-police libertarian LeftInTX Jul 2020 #20

The victim was a BLM protester neohippie Jul 2020 #26

Regarding the handgun he used to shoot the protester: Dial H For Hero Jul 2020 #21

And if he was working for a ride share company blueinredohio Jul 2020 #25

Really..and I think Ft Hood is about 70 miles away LeftInTX Jul 2020 #28

I would be very surprised in any ride share company such as Uber, Lyft, etc., allowed their drivers Dial H For Hero Jul 2020 #30

Define "look" like a Proud Boy Polybius Jul 2020 #22

I doubt he was a white supremacist. His girlfriend is black. Lonestarblue Jul 2020 #23

What leads you to believe sarisataka Jul 2020 #29

This has not been a good year for Fort Hood JonLP24 Jul 2020 #16

Witnesses will hopefully be able to tell us what exactly happened and if cstanleytech Jul 2020 #18

I don't know LeftInTX Jul 2020 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jul 2020 #40

Most estimates of the number of firearms in the US are in the neighborhood of half a billion. Dial H For Hero Jul 2020 #41

I agree n/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 2020 #42