I completely agree with you on the incredible idiocy of the NRA’s proposal, but unfortunately, while Ft. Hood (which my husband works on and is about 3 miles from my house) is a military base, the people in the building Maj. Hasan shot at were unable to have guns because guns are not allowed to be carried except in the specific performance of duties, i.e. by military police, gate guards, etc.  The people Maj. Hasan shot were there doing paperwork in preparation for deployment, so their duties at that time did not include the necessity to carry a gun. The only people who had guns were base civilian police sergeant Kimberly Munley and civilian police sergeant Mark Todd.

So unfortunately, that particular shooting doesn’t count.