Four Marines killed in a rampage shooting, coincidentally occurring a few weeks after another one

[MisterCreosote]

Yeah. That's not the reason either.

They're worried about a soldier/seaman/airman going on a shooting spree, and/or purposely firing on someone, not accidental shootings.

That might be part of it, but I doubt it's any more than a very minor reason.

Shooting Stirs Questions About Arming Military Recruiters - US News

Tucked in strip malls in rural and suburban communities and in high-traffic city spots like New York's Times Square, military recruiting and reserve stations are designed to be open and welcoming to the public. The troops inside aren't allowed to carry weapons.

The ban is largely due to legal issues, such as the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which prohibits the federal government from using the military for domestic law enforcement. U.S. forces don't routinely carry guns when they are not in combat or on military bases. And Pentagon officials are sensitive to any appearance of armed troops within the United States.

 

[JohnHammond]

Probability of someone pulling off a recruiting center attack is much smaller than the probability of some "hero" shooting their gun accidently.

 

[heyabbott]

1 year ago tomorrow 5 US uniformed military personnel were Killed in Action on US soil in an act of treason by a foreign born US Citizen.

Anybody remember?

 

[TigerVols]

I was just mentioning this the other day (as a former Chattanoogan, it's hard to forget) but it's striking how this terrorist attack is never included in the rolls.

 

[heyabbott]

I was just mentioning this the other day (as a former Chattanoogan, it's hard to forget) but it's striking how this terrorist attack is never included in the rolls.

Conservative media doesn't mention terror attacks that occur with legally acquired firearms.
Liberal media doesn't mention terror attacks by Islamic Americans, only the use of AK 47s to commit the crimes.

 

[heyabbott]

Conservative media doesn't mention terror attacks that occur with legally acquired firearms.
Liberal media doesn't mention terror attacks by Islamic Americans, only the use of AK 47s to commit the crimes.

YTD Americans killed and injured by Muslim Terrorists in the USA. 68 dead. 72 injured

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

1 year ago tomorrow 5 US uniformed military personnel were Killed in Action on US soil in an act of treason by a foreign born US Citizen.

Anybody remember?

No, there were more murders today in Chicago to make us forget.

 

[heyabbott]

No, there were more murders today in Chicago to make us forget.

Really? Those were covered? There were more rapes committed in Chicago today than murders, but you'll hear even less about violence against women than civilian homicides.

As a news story though, 5 uniformed military personnel shot to death in an act of war on US soil is pretty rare compared to murders of civilians by civilians.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Really? Those were covered? There were more rapes committed in Chicago today than murders, but you'll hear even less about violence against women than civilian homicides.

As a news story though, 5 uniformed military personnel shot to death in an act of war on US soil is pretty rare compared to murders of civilians by civilians.

Dunno if killings in Chicago were covered. I know it's the meme conservatives use to dismiss those deaths. Just like they enjoy bringing up the number of deaths in Chicago to diminish unlawful killings of people by police.

 

[heyabbott]

Dunno if killings in Chicago were covered. I know it's the meme conservatives use to dismiss those deaths. Just like they enjoy bringing up the number of deaths in Chicago to diminish unlawful killings of people by police.

Conservatives don't use that meme, though may call themselves that. They are an ultra-right-wing but vociferous minority group. The are no more conservative than BLM is liberal. Far right and far left militant, violence is justified, other people caused my misery, under educated and homogeneous. The far right and left are negative images of each other. Trump is Sharpton.