Reports of a Shooting on Fort Hood

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73. No...

The poster thinks that everyone *should* be armed, or have reasonably fast access to a defensive weapon.

I have two brothers and a sister in the military (Navy, Marines and Army), and I wrote it when I was upset and worried about them. I think a shout of "Shooter on base!" should immediately be answered by concentrated rifle fire.

I realize that access is severely restricted (usually only in the armory or firing range unless you're an MP), and that not everyone should have immediate access to firearms while on base.

However, I also am concerned that the official procedure for a shooter on base is lock down, improvise a weapon, and attempt an ambush if they enter your threat zone. We spend over six hundred billion dollar on the military. They need to have something more effective than a chair leg or a crow bar if someone is a threat.