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Originally Posted by aka123
In simple: he carried gun illegally. Shouldn't he be punished for that?
What about all he "crisp" guys carrying guns illegally?
EDIT: Doesn't matter whether this case is real or not. I am just asking question.
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People in the military are subject to an entirely different set of rules. The reason for this are simple - In some countries or combat zones, there is no government, no police forces, and in some cases no laws. In other cases, they might be at sea or something similar.
Military law includes items that do not apply in civilian law - things like "conduct unbecoming", UA / AWOL, desperation, and "failure to follow orders". In the civilian workplace if you fail to show up to work or tell your boss "no" you might get suspended or even fired. In the military you would get fined, demoted, jailed, or potentially discharged.
In this case, it seems his only crime was failure to obey an order (or perhaps they will call it a rule or guideline). If the Navy decided to press the issue it might result in a slap on the wrist.
This is really no different than the civilian workplace. If your job says "no personal firearms" and you get into a shoot out at the office, well, you are violation of company policy and they have the right to punish you.