About the "veterans should guard the schools" narrative..

[LeftinOH]

Along with the ridiculous "teachers should be armed" narrative is the one that advocates for US military veterans guarding school buildings. Problem with that is - lots of veterans turn out to be miscreant, law-breaking scumbags - just like anyone else. If veterans are to be guarding schools, shouldn't they be required to pass basic background security (oh, the irony)? Following is an *incomplete* list of mass-shootings perpetrated by US military veterans. Note that this is only a list of mass-shootings, not murders committed by other means, nor 1x1 confrontations with very low body counts.


Howard Unruh, ARMY. Camden NJ massacre; 13 dead (1949)

Charles Whitman, MARINES. Univ of Texas massacre; 19 dead (1966)

Nidal Hassan, ARMY. Fort Hood TX massacre ; 13 dead (2009)

Patrick Sherrill, MARINES. Edmond OK Post Office massacre; 14 dead (1986)

George Banks, ARMY. Wilkes-Barre PA spree killing; 13 dead (1982)

Ian Long , MARINES. Thousand Oaks CA massacre; 14 dead (2018)

Aaron Alexis, NAVY. Washington Navy Yard massacre; 13 dead (2013)

DeWayne Craddock VA National Guard. Virginia Beach massacre; 12 dead (2019)

John Allen Muhammad, ARMY. DC Beltway Sniper; 10 dead (2002)

Michael Silka, ARMY. Fairbanks Alaska massacre; 9 dead (1984)

Carl Brown, NAVY. Miami FL spree shooting; 8 dead (1982)

Ronald Simmons, NAVY. Russellville AR massacre; 16 dead (1987)

Marcus Wesson, ARMY. Fresno CA massacre; 9 dead (2004)

Bradley Stone, MARINES. Lower Salford PA massacre; 7 dead (2014)

Dean Melberg, AIR FORCE. Fairchild AFB massacre; 4 dead (1994)

Mark Essex, NAVY. New Orleans restaurant massacre; 10 dead (1973)

Nathan Gale, MARINES. Columbus OH nightclub massacre 5 (2004)

Michael McDermott, NAVY. Wakefield MA massacre; 7 dead (2000)

Wade Page, ARMY. Wisconsin Sikh Temple massacre; 8 dead (2012)

Radcliffe Haughton, MARINES. Azana Spa shooting – Wisconsin; 4 dead (2012)

Esteban Santiago-Rodriguez, Alaska Army National Guard. Fort Lauderdale Airport massacre; 5 dead (2017)

Albert Wong, ARMY Yountville CA Veterans home massacre; 5 dead (2018)

Scott Beierle, ARMY. Tallahassee Yoga Studio massacre; 3 dead (2018)

Duke Webb, ARMY. Rockford IL bowling alley massacre; 3 dead (2020)

[underpants]

1. Yeah. I was in the Army for 3 years....30 something years ago

How that would make me an expert now on guns or security is beyond me.

I think Virginia allows vets to skip concealed carry classes. Why I wouldn’t need to go through that I don’t know.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

4. Hell, I was active Marine for 35 years

and yet this in no way makes me qualified to protect schools.

[underpants]

7. ✅

[HAB911]

8. Yep, there is a reason the Army doesn't just arm all soldiers

and only issue weapons for specific reasons

[exboyfil]

2. Not a mass murderer but Lee Harvey Oswald USMC as well

James Earl Ray US Army

Dan White US Army

[inthewind21]

3. Timothy McVeigh

[exboyfil]

5. Yes

Those who say that you can have mass casualties with bombs don't consider how much more time and experience it requires than to plop a credit card down at a gun store.

[kacekwl]

6. Veterans already did their part.

If Trump Jr. Wants to use his guns so bad let him and his family step up finally.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

9. Best post yet.