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<blockquote data-quote="Jones" data-source="post: 631261" data-attributes="member: 4805"><p>Most service members get issued M-16's, sidearms are generally only issued to SNCO's and officers. To be perfectly honest, having every single soldier walking around base locked and loaded would likely cause more problems than it solved. Keep it mind that what happened at Fort Hood was extremely rare, and also completely preventable. There were all kinds of red flags with this guy that should have been acted on.</p><p></p><p>SNCO's and Officers could probably draw their sidearms from the armory and carry them while on base if they wanted to. Taking them home would be problematic.</p><p>It wouldn't surprise me if the military took a serious look at having certain personnel armed at all times while on base, in addition to the MP's, in response to this incident.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jones, post: 631261, member: 4805"] Most service members get issued M-16's, sidearms are generally only issued to SNCO's and officers. To be perfectly honest, having every single soldier walking around base locked and loaded would likely cause more problems than it solved. Keep it mind that what happened at Fort Hood was extremely rare, and also completely preventable. There were all kinds of red flags with this guy that should have been acted on. SNCO's and Officers could probably draw their sidearms from the armory and carry them while on base if they wanted to. Taking them home would be problematic. It wouldn't surprise me if the military took a serious look at having certain personnel armed at all times while on base, in addition to the MP's, in response to this incident. [/QUOTE]
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