Hegseth says he will allow troops to take personal weapons onto military bases

[groundloop]

Source: AP News

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that he will allow service members to carry personal weapons onto military installations, citing the Second Amendment and recent shootings at bases across the country.

In a video posted to X, Hegseth said he is signing a memo that will direct base commanders to allow requests for troops to carry privately owned firearms “with the presumption that it is necessary for personal protection.”

He said any denial of a service member’s request must be explained in detail and in writing.

“Effectively, our bases across the country were gun-free zones,” Hegseth said. “Unless you’re training or unless you are a military policeman, you couldn’t carry, you couldn’t bring your own firearm for your own personal protection onto post.”

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-policy-guns-military-bases-hegseth-09cdd079f8ac28aa72b2349859e2f54e

[pfitz59]

1. This won't end well

Weapons need to be locked up in an armory until ready for use. I foresee an increase in on-base shoitings.

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Yee Haw. S/

He may regret that decision later.

Or not...
After all, he's just another psychopath.

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

[Marcuse]

3. What could possibly go wrong?

[Ray Bruns]

4. Just more evidence that Pete Hegseth has no idea how the military works and doesn't care to learn.

U

[twodogsbarking]

5. An emotional support weapon. How thoughtful.

[Javaman]

6. does that include when he speaks at such bases? nt

[Fla Dem]

7. He is without a freaking idiot.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

8. How long before the Trump Admin allows prison inmates to pack? "Ghislaine Got a Gun"--Aerosmith?