This day in history: The Washington Navy Yard shooting occurred on this day in 2013, when 34-year-old Aaron Alexis fatally shot 12 people and injured three others in a mass shooting at the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) inside the Washington Navy Yard in southeast Washington, D.C. The attack took place in the Navy Yard's Building 197; it began around 8:16 a.m. EDT and ended when police killed Alexis around 9:25 a.m. It is the deadliest mass shooting in Washington, D.C. history, as well as the second deadliest mass murder on a U.S. military base, behind the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
Tennessee Democrat Kate Craig posted on X in response this to a meme that guns save lives: "When I lived in DC, the Washington Navy Yard (where I worked) had a mass shooting. 13 died, 8 were injured. This is a military base where soldiers are armed...Don’t tell me more guns solves this deadly problem."
However, this was not the case. Personnel on the base "were not permitted to carry weapons on the base, thanks to former President Bill Clinton.
In 1993 the president issued orders that barred members of the military and their civilian contractors from carrying personal firearms on base. Even officers were disarmed under the law.
Almost as soon as Clinton assumed office, in March 1993 the Army imposed regulations forbidding military personnel from carrying their personal firearms and making it almost impossible for commanders to issue firearms to soldiers in the U.S. for personal protection.
That ban extends to virtually all U.S military bases and related installations.
Under the ruling enacted by the Clinton administration, there must be 'a credible and specific threat against personnel' before military personnel 'may be authorized to carry firearms for personal protection.'
This was the reason that the Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was able to go on a rampage for a full 10 minutes in 2009 without being stopped." Investors Business Daily
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/washington-navy-yard-gun-free-zone/
The shooting also highlights the failure of government institutions. The shooter, Aaron Alexis, had a history of erratic behavior, which if properly reported, would have stripped him of his clearance, barring him access to the facility.
The Charleston shooter was able to pass a background check even though he was a prohibited possessor. Former FBI director James Comey said they made a mistake, it was a paperwork error. The Sutherland Springs shooter was able to get a gun because the Air Force did not report his conviction.”
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