GOP senator to introduce bill to arm troops in US

Chiming in from an LEO perspective.  I recall an active shooter near work, went to a hair salon, killed 3-4.  The shooter targetted said salon and was never on radar. I have seen that people will do harm, what ever regulations we instil. Whether gun, bomb, moltov cocktail, chlorine gas.  If there is a persistent credible threat to recruiters, then DOD has the resources to put MP or civilian cops there, or locals. If a citizen arms themselves, and acts inappropriately, they can be held libel in civil court for damages.  If the military armed its troops in a civilian setting, DOD is now responsible for that liability, which can be very expensive.  Is the USA willing to accept that liability?

When troops carry weapons long enough it should become routine. Police do it every day. There is no reason soldiers could not as well, IMHO.

I have mixed feelings on this. I personally would feel comfortable carrying a sidearm when on active duty, but I know others who wouldn’t. I also agree there are some people who even with military training are still careless with weapons and AD/ND would be an issue. Also let’s just look at it for what it is. Insider threat. So let’s say someone goes off the deep end and starts shooting at active duty military base. Who is the enemy? We all now have guns and most of us the same uniform. Who is hostile and who is not hostile? How do you know until someone puts ordinance down range at you and by then usually you’re going down. How about when the base security forces show up? Who is good guy and who is bad guy?

Also let’s not forget the Fort Hood shooter was an officer and had been checked before with background checks and still did what he did. Yes we have systems in place to catch some stuff, but as we have seen from history it only takes us sleeping one time out of a million for bad stuff to happen and innocent soldiers and civilians die.

As for recruiters hell yes i think they should be able to carry concealed if they have the proper trainings and permits and feel comfortable doing so.