Subject to specific credentialing, Marine Corps law enforcement personnel will now be allowed to partake in concealed carry while off duty, as opposed to merely during the performance of their official duties.
In early December, a second lieutenant in the Royal Saudi Air Force opened fire with a 9mm Glock inside a classroom building at, in Florida. The perpetrator, a pilot, was himself killed by Escambia County Sheriff's Office deputies who responded to the incident just behind Naval officers, with whom they conduct joint training.
Reeder, who served on active duty for eight years and is now a securities litigator at the law firm Orrick, emphasized how best safety practices might actually be easier to implement in a military setting. Oversight and safe storage requirements, while subject to constitutional hurdles in the civilian context, face no such challenges in the military.
A general view of the atmosphere at the Pensacola Naval Air Station following a shooting on December 06, 2019, in Pensacola, Florida. The perpetrator, a Saudi pilot training with the U.S. military, killed three people.This is especially important as the quick availability of a firearm is correlated with suicide mortality, an often-overlooked consequence of expanding access to firearms.
Suicides are often governed by the 'temporary crisis' theory , which posits that suicidal thinking is a passing phenomenon. If an individual can survive a short-lived psychological crisis, they can get access to resources needed to prevent another one.