On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 17:26:48 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" nowayalso.jose.com wrote:



"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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There is no humor in this situation, but it is quite ironic that at a
U.S. Navy installation that is guarded by more more than a retired cop
with a .38, a fellow was able to walk right in and blast away with a
shotgun he might have hidden under his coat. How's that NRA solution
for
school safety looking now?

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I don't know how things are today but access control to all military
bases used to be by armed military personnel, often Marines.
That changed over the years at bases in what are considered "low
threat" areas and access control has been farmed out to civilian
security firms in many places.

I don't know who checks badges and controls access at the Washington
DC Navy base.


Most installations that I've been to now use rentacops. The Marine Base Quantico switches back and
forth. Ft. Belvoir uses only rentacops.
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John H.

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