For those pondering the shooters race/religion/zodiac sign, what’s the point? He was a Sailor in the US Navy. If you’re going to speculate to push an agenda, why not focus on facts, like how he was a submariner...and submariners are always weirdos and a little off.
As for those bringing up the angle of letting service members carry while on base, I’d have to disagree. As much as I would love (and would have loved) to do so, I don’t want to imagine what a barracks weekend would look like if everyone was allowed to keep a CCW with them. It’s bad enough with NDs on deployments and the range. The only reason why there aren’t more NDs on base is because of the restricted ammo procedures (or lack of budget lol). Just because dudes are in the military doesn’t mean they are capable or safe with a firearm. That’s also putting the rampant barracks theft issues aside. It’s sad, but true.
Another note against service members being allowed to carry... for those that don’t know, there are only a few positions within the military that require/receive handgun training. The overwhelming majority of personnel serving never touch a handgun during their time in. You’d then have a DOD policy that authorized service members to carry a handgun without having received training, which then brings about the additional training and budgetary component problems between type of firearm to be trained and which make/model the DOD authorizes for carry by service members. Is a qual involved? Is the DOD paying for the qual ammo? Are members required to provide their own ammo for a DOD qual? What safe is the DOD requiring each barracks room to be outfitted with? It is nothing more than a logistical, safety, and practicality nightmare for everyone involved.
