Fort Hood Shooter Had Unregistered Pistol

Ivan Lopez had a .45-caliber Smith And Wesson semiautomatic handgun with him at Fort Hood that was not registered.

Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, the senior officer at Fort Hood, said in a press conference that the suspect had a .45- caliber Smith and Wesson semiautomatic pistol. The weapon had been purchased recently and was not registered on base, he said.

Milley also said concealed-carry of weapons was not allowed on base. House Homeland Security Chair Michael McCaul (R-TX) said hours after the shooting that had troops been allowed to concealed-carry on base, they would have been able to defend themselves.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.