Fort Stewart Shooting Exposes Dangerous Limits of Military Gun Restrictions

On a sprawling military installation in Georgia, five soldiers were wounded by a fellow serviceman wielding a personal firearm—yet none could fire back. This stark reality at Fort Stewart underscores a troubling truth: decades-old Department of Defense policies strictly limit service members from carrying their own weapons on base, even as the threat of violence increases. Why Are Our Soldiers Left Vulnerable on Their Own Bases? Brigadier Gen. John Lubas recounted how nearby soldiers acted with courage, tackling the shooter without hesitation. But they had no firearms to defend themselves—a direct consequence of the longstanding ban that restricts armed personnel...