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In response to ""One of the first questions asked was why none of these Fort Hood shooting victims werent armed."" by Shark Arms

"none" and "weren't" are confusing me, here. Is that saying" why were they armed" or "why were they not armed"? Because the

Posted by TWuG Apr 4 '14, 13:08

double negative is reading as the first when I think they mean to be asking the second.

And, yes, it's a military base. Yes, bases have weapons. No, soldiers are not constantly armed.

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military practices strict gun control, the woman who shot the previous shooter, a DoD contractor contracto, lost her job as she wasn't authriz -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 4, 13:13 1
- to carry, much less shoot anybody, no matter how much they deserved it -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 4, 13:16

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