Active shooter at D.C. Naval Shipyard

[Abe]

How could he possibly get a gun in there? This makes no sense. Don't you have to go trough a scanner to get in? Did he kill all the guards on his way though the front door?

[muddywings]

How could he possibly get a gun in there? This makes no sense. Don't you have to go trough a scanner to get in? Did he kill all the guards on his way though the front door?

sounds like he was a contractor (or former contractor). if he had a CAC card he could just drive through the front gate, with security just inspecting his ID but with whatever in the trunk of his car. Base security doesn't strip search everybody going through the gate as long as they have valid ID.