Jim Webb on Chattanooga: Soldiers ‘Should Have the Means to Defend Themselves’

RADDATZ Senator Jim Webb ░░░░░░░░ in Iowa on Friday ░░░░░░░░ That event the first ░░░░░░░░ all five Democratic candidates ░░░░░░░░ appeared on stage together ░░░░░░░░ Senator Webb is back ░░░░░░░░ us now I want ░░░░░░░░ go to the shooting ░░░░░░░░ Chattanooga You were a ░░░░░░░░ you saw many men ░░░░░░░░ Do you agree that ░░░░░░░░ should have I think ░░░░░░░░ know you do agree ░░░░░░░░ recruiters should have guns ░░░░░░░░ should be allowed to ░░░░░░░░ WEBB Well they should ░░░░░░░░ the means to defend ░░░░░░░░ And this is dramatically ░░░░░░░░ since 9 11 And ░░░░░░░░ s a basic logic ░░░░░░░░ if we don t ░░░░░░░░ who these shooters are ░░░░░░░░ to be and we ░░░░░░░░ know that one of ░░░░░░░░ targets that they re ░░░░░░░░ on are military people ░░░░░░░░ uniform then it s ░░░░░░░░ logical that we should ░░░░░░░░ them a means to ░░░░░░░░ themselves if they become ░░░░░░░░ any sort of attack ░░░░░░░░ this That doesn t ░░░░░░░░ you have to turn ░░░░░░░░ recruiting office into a ░░░░░░░░ as that was being ░░░░░░░░ before but RADDATZ But ░░░░░░░░ are in civilian areas ░░░░░░░░ think that s the ░░░░░░░░ there You know they ░░░░░░░░ in strip malls They ░░░░░░░░ WEBB Well you know ░░░░░░░░ don t take firearms ░░░░░░░░ from police officers There ░░░░░░░░ be some means for ░░░░░░░░ people to defend themselves ░░░░░░░░ had a long talk ░░░░░░░░ the chief of staff ░░░░░░░░ the army after the ░░░░░░░░ Hood incident which also ░░░░░░░░ on a military base ░░░░░░░░ was not one military ░░░░░░░░ in that gathering that ░░░░░░░░ a firearm I grew ░░░░░░░░ in the military Firearms ░░░░░░░░ normal in the situations ░░░░░░░░ I was growing up ░░░░░░░░ the time they called ░░░░░░░░ police to get in ░░░░░░░░ to help them they ░░░░░░░░ 13 dead people RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ do you see that ░░░░░░░░ out I know one ░░░░░░░░ the things we talked ░░░░░░░░ with the military is ░░░░░░░░ re not police officers ░░░░░░░░ MPs are police officers ░░░░░░░░ how do you see ░░░░░░░░ scenario playing out like ░░░░░░░░ if people were armed ░░░░░░░░ well CROSSTALK WEBB Well ░░░░░░░░ I say it s ░░░░░░░░ I m not talking ░░░░░░░░ turning these different centers ░░░░░░░░ bases into fire bases ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ should have the ability ░░░░░░░░ defend themselves in some ░░░░░░░░ And the try and ░░░░░░░░ of it the other ░░░░░░░░ around How would you ░░░░░░░░ I like to be ░░░░░░░░ there in one of ░░░░░░░░ chairs on you know ░░░░░░░░ a in a profession ░░░░░░░░ arms familiar with weapons ░░░░░░░░ to see if someone ░░░░░░░░ going to come in ░░░░░░░░ do harm to you ░░░░░░░░ not have any ability ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ that to you.