While people think of the military as being the people with the guns, the truth is that a base/post is one of the biggest gun free zones there are.  All the governments weapons are strictly controlled and the rules are strict on personal ownership.  If there was a weapon within several blocks of the shooting, I guarantee it was in a locked building with several layers of security.  So once again, we have a shooting in an area where we have made it easy for the shooter to go about his business with minimal risk for the first critical moments of the attack.  Bret Baier spent much of his time talking about how many bullets the guy must have fired.  I am sure there will be much talk about the tools this murderer used today.  However, I for one can’t help but think of the tools denied to so many of the victims.  A few guns in the hands of the people in the building could have saved many lives.  I think it is safe to assume nearly everyone shot today had training with a weapon and would have been able to effectively defend themselves given the opportunity.  The ironic part is that if this happened in theater the shooter, rather than the victims, would never have stood a chance because of the hail of bullets.

- FOP Vermillion