Fort Hood, FR 3

The second fort hood shooting sparked a debate over military personnel not allowed to defend themselves. Up until the 1990s military personnel were allowed to carry personal weapons. Military Personnel are trained with weapons.We trust our military to protect our freedom. I wonder why the Lt. General M. Miley opposed carry on base. My question is why not? Maybe the need is not great enough. There are armed security forces patrolling all the time. I could see Lt. General not wanting any trigger happy young service members running around his base. 

The shooter was already seeing a psychiatrist, taking sleeping medication, and diagnosed with mental health issues.  His mother and grandfather died within 5 months of the shooting. He was trying to get a day off to go to his mother's funeral. That's when he snapped came back with a handgun. This begs the question are we doing enough for mental health? Is there much more we can do? Is it inevitable?

In Texas, residents pay a $140 fee, attend up to six hours of training, undergo a criminal background check and have to pass both a written and a shooting proficiency test to qualify for a concealed handgun license. As of Jan. 1, there were 708,048 concealed handgun license holders in Texas, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety, which issues the licenses.

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Fort-Hood-shooting-sparks-debate-on-concealed-guns-5406551.php