This article is about shootings that have been occurring on the east coast, aimed at coast guards. There were five shootings in all, and all occurred near Washington (Woodbridge, Virginia; Triangle, Virginia; Chantilly, Virginia; the Pentagon). These shootings are apparently linked, since the weapons used were all the same, says the FBI. No one has been harmed in the shootings. Since three of the five shootings have been at the Marine Corps, it is assumed that she shooter is angry with the Corps for some reason or another.
This article scares me. The fact that a citizen of our nation is trying to scare, harm or even kill someone who is selflessly protecting our country is frightening. Being in the military is definitely not the life for me, but I have enormous respect for those who volunteer their lives for the cause. The article says that the FBI thinks the shooter might not have been trying to harm the coast guards. This sounds a little ironic to me... why else would a person be shooting at someone? I hope that whoever is doing the shooting starts to have a little more common sense: our nation NEEDS coast guard members.
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