<p>The recent jihad attack on two military sites in Chattanooga, TN that left four Marines dead leads many to question the effectiveness of gun-free zones. ;</p>
<p>Years ago, it was Bill Clinton who instituted the ban creating &ldquo;gun-free zones&rdquo; that prevent soldiers from carrying weapons in certain places. ;</p>
<p>Bill O&rsquo;Reilly assured us during a recent episode of <em>The O&rsquo;Reilly Factor</em> that both military bases in Chattanooga were &ldquo;gun-free zones.&rdquo; How much sense does it make to take arms away from our Armed Forces, leaving them sitting ducks for domestic terrorism? Zero. ;</p>
<p>Donald Trump shared his opinion of the tragedy in Chattanooga on the <em>O&rsquo;Reilly Factor</em>, calling the whole thing a &ldquo;total lack of respect.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;These are four great Marines from what everybody tells me&hellip;that they are not allowed to carry guns is absolutely ridiculous. So what happens is this guy walks in, he&rsquo;s got a gun, they&rsquo;re just sitting there as targets. It&rsquo;s absolutely disgraceful.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>I think Trump is right on this one. In a country where even individuals with a criminal record ;can legally purchase and carry weapons, why are we taking them away from trained soldiers? ;</p>
<p>The killer, 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, acted alone and it has yet to discovered ;whether or not he had a ;direct ;connection to ISIS. Trump reminds us that Muhammad&rsquo;s father was under investigation. The entire situation shows a considerable failing on the part of US intelligence. ;</p>
<p>Terrorism will likely be a major campaign issue in the upcoming elections. A recent Fox News poll shows Trump leading the GOP pack with 18% followed closely by Scott Walker.</p>
<p>When asked about the possible backlash against Muslim Americans, Trump replied that unlike Obama he isn&rsquo;t afraid of using the phrase &ldquo;Islamic terrorism.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;It seems so sad that a whole group of people have to be blamed,&#8221; says Trump, &ldquo;but it [Islamic terrorism] does seem to be happening a lot, Bill, and whether it&rsquo;s here or in other countries it certainly is there and there is a form of Islamic terrorism. President Obama refuses to use the term and nobody can quite understand why.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Terrorists &ndash; Islamic or otherwise &ndash; do not respect our country, our military, or our police. Taking power away from those charged with protecting us is not a good idea. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not letting them do their job,&rdquo; says Trump of law enforcement. If elected, he plans to &ldquo;bring back the word intelligence&rdquo; and restore power to America&rsquo;s police. ;</p>
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