{"id":7272,"date":"2014-04-07T02:28:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T09:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/?p=7272"},"modified":"2021-06-29T18:56:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T01:56:12","slug":"front-sight-blog-concealed-carry-drops-chicago-murder-rate-call-arm-military-personnel-bases-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/2014\/04\/07\/front-sight-blog-concealed-carry-drops-chicago-murder-rate-call-arm-military-personnel-bases-heard\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Sight Blog: Concealed Carry Drops Chicago Murder Rate and Call to Arm Military Personnel on Bases Being Heard!"},"content":{"rendered":"

My New Year’s Resolution is to be as pro-active as possible in spreading the truth about the importance of our cherished Second Amendment, while exposing the liars, whores and thieves who conspire to strip us of our freedoms, and to continue to provide you and the rest of America with the absolute greatest opportunities to become armed and trained.<\/p>\n

I firmly believe our future, and the future of our children and grandchildren, depends on it.<\/p>\n

As part of my New Year’s Resolution, I will do my very best to deliver to you hard-hitting and entertaining blogs. You can help greatly, by doing two things for me…<\/p>\n

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  1. Send me great videos and articles you find, to share with our hundreds of thousands of Front Sight Subscribers.<\/li>\n
  2. When I send you a Front Sight Blog, please forward it to all on your list and ask them to do the same. With hundreds of thousands of Front Sight subscribers and the vast power of the Internet, we can literally educate the world if we each do our part. I will dedicate my time and resources to this end. Please assist me in our mission to pro-actively and positively change the image of gun ownership in our lifetimes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    With that in mind, here is the truth that the Gun Grabbers in Chicago who have kept Chicago residents helpless victims for so long, and the Gun Grabbers in our government who have done the same to military personnel on military bases, want to hide…<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The Chicago Sun Times reported that for the first three months of 2014, Chicago has seen the fewest number of homicides since 1958 — six times fewer than this time in 2013, and 55 fewer than this time in 2012. Police are reporting that the murder rate for the first quarter of the year is the lowest it’s been in more than 50 years. It is no coincidence that this drop in homicides is directly related to the concealed carry law passed in Illinois last year. <\/p>\n

    This drop in violent crime and homicides in Chicago, after responsible citizens were allowed to carry concealed weapons, follows the same pattern that has been seen in every city that shifts the balance of power back into the hands of the law abiding– including what used to be the Murder Capital of the United States, Washington DC. When the residents of Washington DC were allowed to own firearms, their violent crime and murder rates which had been steadily climbing for 27 years, dropped dramatically, leaving Chicago to hold the dubious title of Murderville, USA. <\/p>\n

    Now that Chicago residents are able to defend themselves and have leveled the playing field against criminals, the violent crime and murder rate will continue to plummet as it has in every city that allows its citizens to carry concealed firearms. The big questions is which “Gun Free Zone” AKA “Helpless Victim Zone” city will become the next Murder Capital of the US? <\/p>\n

    The drop in crime in cities where citizens are carrying a concealed weapon once again proves that society is safer when criminals don’t know who is armed. In the wake of another Ft. Hood shooting and the pressure from you forwarding my blog to everyone you know, we are now seeing a call on the government to treat military bases just like any other city and allow citizens and military personnel to carry concealed on military bases. There is NO REASON why military bases, and particularly Ft. Hood would not also be safer against psych-drug-fueled madmen, criminals and terrorists should they ever attempt violence on a military base.<\/p>\n

    Here is a Washington Times news story that shows our voice is being heard. See the news story and keep forwarding my blogs. Keep the pressure on. The truth is getting out! <\/p>\n

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    Calls rise after Fort Hood to allow carrying firearms on base<\/h2>\n

    By Valerie Richardson – The Washington Times – Saturday, April 5, 2014<\/p>\n

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    Fort Hood may seem worlds apart from Sandy Hook Elementary School, but they have at least two things in common: Both have been victimized recently by horrific mass shootings, and neither allows the carrying of firearms.<\/p>\n

    Critics of gun-free zones say that’s not a coincidence. In the aftermath of Wednesday’s shooting at Fort Hood, the second in five years, calls are growing for the military to allow base personnel to arm themselves.<\/p>\n

    Rep. Steve Stockman, Texas Republican, renewed his effort last week for House members to support his “Safe Military Bases Act,” which would repeal the ban on bringing weapons on base. Currently only base-security personnel are permitted to carry arms in most cases.<\/p>\n

    “This is the third mass shooting on a military base in five years, and it’s because our trained soldiers aren’t allowed to carry defensive weapons,” said Mr. Stockman in a statement. “Anti-gun activists have turned our military bases into soft targets for killers.”<\/p>\n

    Fort Hood was scarred by tragedy for the second time when Spc. Ivan Lopez, 34, killed three and wounded 16 after opening fire Wednesday with a .45-caliber pistol he smuggled onto the base. He took his own life after being confronted by an armed security officer.<\/p>\n

    Rep. Roger Williams, Texas Republican, whose district includes the base, told the Burleson Star that the gunman might have been stopped sooner had more people on the base been allowed to carry weapons.<\/p>\n

    “If they had been armed, they probably could have stopped this action, said Mr. Williams. “These are the most highly trained people we have with weapons. They are returning from overseas war zones. They shouldn’t have to return to their homes — on our military bases — and face a war zone.”<\/p>\n

    Military bases are becoming increasingly popular targets for shootings, but so far the Pentagon has stood firm on its policy limiting who may carry weapons on base.<\/p>\n

    After Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, the Defense Department examined its policies on concealed carry, and again after the deadly September shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, said Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Damien Pickart.<\/p>\n

    “DoD does not support arming all personnel. We hold this position for many reasons,” said Mr. Pickart in an email. “Some of the top reasons are safety concerns, the prohibitive costs of use-of-force and weapons training, qualification costs, and compliance with various weapons screening laws (for example, the Lautenberg Amendment).”<\/p>\n

    “However, DoD guidance does provide flexibility to Component and Installation Commanders to arm additional personnel based on necessity as long as they can meet the requirements of Department of Defense Directive 5210.56,” said Mr. Pickart.<\/p>\n

    That directive states that arming military personnel with firearms “shall be limited and controlled.”<\/p>\n

    “Qualified personnel shall be armed when required for assigned duties and there is reasonable expectation that DoD installations, property, or personnel lives or DoD assets will be jeopardized if personnel are not armed,” says the directive.<\/p>\n

    Steven Bucci, former commander of the Army 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces, and now with the Heritage Foundation, said he sees problems with allowing military or civilian personnel to carry firearms on base.<\/p>\n

    “I just get very concerned about some of these comments,” said Mr. Bucci. “Fort Hood is the size of a small city. There are all kinds of people there — do you really want everyone around there carrying a weapon? And trust me, I’m a big Second Amendment advocate.”<\/p>\n

    Mr. Bucci added that military installations “probably have less crime than anywhere else, but when you do have something happen, it’s pretty spectacular.”<\/p>\n

    That position was echoed by Adm. Michael Mullen, former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Sunday’s “Meet the Press.”<\/p>\n

    “I’m not one, as someone who’s been on many, many bases and posts, that would argue for arming anybody that’s on base,” said Mr. Mullen.<\/p>\n

    Even so, Rep. Michael McCaul, the Texas Republican who heads the House Homeland Security Committee, told “Fox News Sunday” that he wants to revisit the issue.<\/p>\n

    “It doesn’t take very long to wound and kill a large number of people,” said Mr. McCaul. “I think that would be a deterrent, number one, and number two, a way to have a quick response to any sort of shooter that’s come on these bases.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    And here is a video that exposes the insanity of our government. Watch this video and then see my pointed commentary that follows…<\/strong><\/p>\n