Op-Ed: Time to Put An End to Army Bases as Gun-Free Zones
12:05am Thursday, November 12, 2009
By John Lott Shouldn't an army base be the last place where a terrorist should be able to shoot at people uninterrupted for 10 minutes? After all, an army base is filled with soldiers who carry guns, right? Unfortunately, that is not the case. Beginning in March 1993, under the Clinton administration, the army forbids military personnel from carrying their own personal firearms and mandates that...