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

[poindexter]

Why do all these boys look like Dylan Roof?

 

[JohnHammond]

One of the heroes guarding recruiting stations. Spends more time posting on Facebook than waiting for nothing to happen. And as a bonus, he's a Trump fan.

Jerry Blakeney | Facebook

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Still not sure this actually happened. Waiting for a gun-violence update on it elsewhere and nothing. Odd.

 

[JohnHammond]

Man Already Knows Everything He Needs To Know About Muslims - The Onion - America's Finest News Source

 

[Neutral Corner]

I heard two reports from guarded recruiting stations today. One accidental discharge of a firearm, whose owner was ticketed for firing it within the city limits and sent home. Another guy who accidentally shot and wounded himself.

There's a reason that they don't let soldiers wander the base with firearms and live ammo, and they are more familiar with them than most civilians.

 

[JohnHammond]

They have no say so, we arent on their property

 

[MisterCreosote]

Army Warns Of 'Armed Citizens' Trying To Protect Recruiting Stations : The Two-Way : NPR

 

[YankeeFan]

I heard two reports from guarded recruiting stations today. One accidental discharge of a firearm, whose owner was ticketed for firing it within the city limits and sent home. Another guy who accidentally shot and wounded himself.

There's a reason that they don't let soldiers wander the base with firearms and live ammo, and they are more familiar with them than most civilians.

Fear of accidental discharges is not why members of the military don't carry on base.

 

[Neutral Corner]

The main reason that they don't carry is that they are ordered not to. That said, I know a number of guys in the service who don't particularly want everybody carrying, because they know how many of the remf's shoot maybe sixty rounds a year to meet quals. They don't want armed fobbits behind them.

 

[YankeeFan]

The main reason that they don't carry is that they are ordered not to.

Ugh.

OK. The main reason they are ordered not to is not because of a fear of accidental discharges.

 

[MisterCreosote]

The main reasons they're not armed are because A) they're not allowed to fire on civilians anyway, and B) if they're not MPs, they're not trained in law enforcement.

Kind of like, I'd guess, 99 percent of the "militiamen" guarding them now.

 

[YankeeFan]

The main reasons they're not armed are because A) they're not allowed to fire on civilians anyway, and B) if they're not MPs, they're not trained in law enforcement.

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.