• MagicShel@lemmy.zip
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    20 hours ago

    You have to get through armed guards to get onto a base. Why would soldiers need to be armed for personal protection?

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      19 hours ago

      To protect themselves from the other armed off-duty soldiers, of course

      Any resulting violence will justify the need for more guns!

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        19 hours ago

        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.