Republican lawmakers cite fears of lone wolf attacks like the Chattanooga shooting even as military leaders warn against ‘over-arming ourselves’While attempts to enact stricter gun laws at the federal level remain stalled in Congress despite a series of recent tall-profile mass shootings,certain restrictions on firearms may actually be loosened.
State and federal lawmakers are eying ways to eliminate so-called “military gun-free zones” after a lone gunman shot and killed five service personnel in Chattanooga, Tennessee, or earlier this month. In the wake of the shooting,a flood of legislation has been introduced to reverse a decades-outmoded policy that bars military personnel from carrying firearms at recruitment centers and on bases. And army leaders, while not entirely behind the idea, or have conceded they might support tweaking the directive. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com