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"This policy should tell you something about the actual cost/benefit of private arms as far as overall safety goes. Cuts through the noise and hypotheticals rat
by giantg2 1y ago
"This policy should tell you something about the actual cost/benefit of private arms as far as overall safety goes. Cuts through the noise and hypotheticals rather nicely."
Yes, most people will feel quite safe in a secured facility with controlled access, simialar to court houses. Imagine living in a place where everyone has been vetted and the perimeter is secured with armed guards.
- gmueckl 1y agoThere are tons of incidents with intruders on military bases where I am from. They are atrractive targets for criminals like thieves, too. Guards aren't a very effective deterrent. Also, everyone I talked to who found suspicious activity while on guard duty confessed to me that they were terrified in the moment even though they were trying to project authority on the outside.
- giantg2 1y agoDepends on the base. Most bases have controlled entrances and patrolled perimeters. I do know of some that are more or less open or only require a photo ID for entry, but those don't seem as common. Or maybe times are changing.
- 0xffff2 1y agoAre you in the US? All of the US military bases I have ever been on either have far tighter perimeter security than anywhere bar maybe a high security prison, or have generally pretty good perimeter security and are so far out in the boonies that geography itself limits access.
- supportengineer 1y agoThis is a genius idea. Sell on-base housing to safety-minded civilians. The HOA fees will generate a tidy profit.
- ungreased0675 1y agoBelieve it or not, the general public can live in military housing. When the number of vacant homes on any base rises above a certain level, the housing contractor can rent them to anyone it likes. This isn’t common, but it’s possible.
- JKCalhoun 1y agoOr living in a country like Japan.