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Fort Stewart Shooting Highlights Consequences of Disarming U.S. Troops on Base

The August 6, 2025 Fort Stewart shooting left five U.S. soldiers wounded and raised the question Americans should have asked decades ago: Why are America’s warriors—the very men and women trained in firearms and tactics—disarmed on their own bases?

While the gunman was eventually subdued, the tragedy highlights a stark reality: military installations are “gun-free zones” for the very troops sworn to defend the nation.

These policies, rooted in a 1992 Clinton-era directive, ensure that soldiers are left defenseless against attackers—whether insiders or infiltrators.

A History of Base Shootings

This isn’t new. Over the last decade and a half, at least eight mass shootings have occurred on U.S. military bases.

Fort Hood (2009): 13 soldiers murdered, more than 30 wounded by a radicalized Army psychiatrist.

Fort Hood again (2014): 3 killed, 16 wounded in a second attack.

Chattanooga (2015): 5 servicemen killed in an attack on a recruiting center and Naval Reserve facility.

Naval Air Station Pensacola (2019): 3 killed, 8 wounded in a terrorist-inspired shooting.

Each tragedy underscores the same reality: gun-free zones don’t work.

If anything, they provide attackers the upper hand while law-abiding troops are forced to wait, hide, or die unarmed.

Trump’s Broken Promise

Back in 2015, candidate Donald Trump pledged to end these disarmament policies.

According to AmmoLand, he vowed that U.S. troops would be armed and “on alert” at military bases under his watch.

In 2018, he repeated the promise as president, saying service members should be able to carry personal weapons for self-defense. Yet, despite that rhetoric, nothing changed.

Following the Fort Stewart shooting, Trump condemned the attacker and promised prosecution—but made no mention of his earlier pledges to ensure U.S. soldiers can defend themselves on base.

Congress Must Act

But the Commander-In-Chief can’t get it done alone — Congress must get the legislation to his desk.

Legislation has been filed in past sessions to repeal base disarmament policies, but leadership lacked the courage to push them through.

There is no excuse for allowing another Fort Hood or Fort Stewart to happen. Congress needs to move a bill to the President’s desk and restore the right of self-defense to our men and women in uniform.

The Double Standard

The irony cannot be overstated: American civilians in dozens of states enjoy constitutional carry and the ability to defend themselves in daily life.

Yet, the same government disarms its own trained soldiers in the very places where they should be safest.

This double standard doesn’t just put lives at risk—it insults the very idea of the Second Amendment.

The Fort Stewart shooting should be the final wake-up call. Gun-free zones are failure zones. And military bases are no exception.

If Congress does not act, the next tragedy is not a matter of if—it’s a matter of when.

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