11-06-2009, 01:05 AM
Obviously you've never been in the military, or a military dependent or civilian working on a military base Grateful. Of course there are weapons all over base, but they are locked up or under control. The only personnel allowed to carry a fire arm are the MPs and they have better things to do than stand guard in a processing center waiting for some deranged psycho to start shoot people.
Unlike the civilian world where private citizens may be allowed to carry a weapon, military folks don't have that right when entering the gates. There are exceptions for hunters (as many military installations have land set aside for the sport).
It is rather ironic that those who fight to maintain our freedoms give up many of their own while serving. There are just certain things you cannot do while wearing a uniform. Expressing political preferences in public being one of them.
Unlike the civilian world where private citizens may be allowed to carry a weapon, military folks don't have that right when entering the gates. There are exceptions for hunters (as many military installations have land set aside for the sport).
It is rather ironic that those who fight to maintain our freedoms give up many of their own while serving. There are just certain things you cannot do while wearing a uniform. Expressing political preferences in public being one of them.