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Purplehood wrote:

austinrealtor wrote:With all this talk on my mind about certain military personnel who really cannot be trusted with guns, except when training or facing the enemy, I ran across this quote today. Speaks VOLUMES ...

"It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it."
George Washington

Now, I'm not saying you strap an M9 onto the hip of every 18-year-old private. Heck, they wouldn't qualify for a CHL, much less be capable of competently open carrying a loaded sidearm. But personnel of a proper age, maturity, discretion, and ability (to be determined by DOD) should be allowed to open carry a sidearm on post during their daily routine. Perhaps some should even be required to do so, but again I would leave that up to DOD to decide particular policy. And those with a CHL should be allowed to keep their personal firearms on base, secured (behind "double locks" and subject to inspection) in their residence or private vehicle at all times until off base.

Anyway, reading that quote from ol' George just really struck a chord with me.

Many of those folks you describe live in the barracks and don't have POV's. Who are you going to appoint to do all this inspecting? Sorry, I will stop.

casingpoint wrote:Yesterday in Central Texas, President Obama paid homage to each deceased Ft. Hood soldier while placing a small, coin-like object from a bag near his waist on each memorial. Were they the Purple Heart?

If so, it conflicts directly with the DOD's published opinion Ft. Hood was not a terrorist attack due to the narrow window of qualification for the medal:

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Criteria: a. The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to any member of an Armed Force who, while serving with the U.S. Armed Services after 5 April 1917, has been wounded or killed, or who has died or may hereafter die after being wounded;

(1) In any action against an enemy of the United States;

(2) In any action with an opposing armed force of a foreign country in which the Armed Forces of the United States are or have been engaged;

(3) While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party;

(4) As a result of an act of any such enemy of opposing armed forces;

(5) As the result of an act of any hostile foreign force;

(6) After 28 March 1973, as a result of an international terrorist attack against the United States[/b] or a foreign nation friendly to the United States, recognized as such an attack by the Secretary of the department concerned, or jointly by the Secretaries of the departments concerned if persons from more than one department are wounded in the attack; or,

(7) After 28 March 1973, as a result of military operations, while serving outside the territory of the United States as part of a peacekeeping force.

(8) After 7 December 1941, by weapon fire while directly engaged in armed conflict, regardless of the fire causing the wound.

(9) While held as a prisoner of war or while being taken captive.


And it they were not Purple Hearts Obama was presenting, then the subsequent tragedy of Ft. Hood is that thirteen U.S. soldiers killed and thirty wounded on the eve of this Veterans Day today are disrespected by their country for the misguided sake of political correctness and religious cowtowing.