apftwb@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agoHegseth says he will allow troops to take personal weapons onto military basesapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkHegseth says he will allow troops to take personal weapons onto military basesapnews.comapftwb@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square31linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareMagicShel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoYou have to get through armed guards to get onto a base. Why would soldiers need to be armed for personal protection?
minus-squaregnate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoTo protect themselves from the other armed off-duty soldiers, of course Any resulting violence will justify the need for more guns!
minus-squareMagicShel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI hear we aren’t take taking sexual assault accusations seriously any more, but I doubt the reasoning is to allow women to defend themselves when they try to rape them. That would be very off-brand for this administration.
You have to get through armed guards to get onto a base. Why would soldiers need to be armed for personal protection?
To protect themselves from the other armed off-duty soldiers, of course
Any resulting violence will justify the need for more guns!
I hear we aren’t take taking sexual assault accusations seriously any more, but I doubt the reasoning is to allow women to defend themselves when they try to rape them. That would be very off-brand for this administration.