Quote:
Originally Posted by Baron von Kriterium
The rifles are not loaded because there is no requirement for them to be loaded.
Parliament Hill, the National War Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier are not military installations; they belong to the NCR. Thus, the hard security for them falls upon the civilian police, whether that be the RCMP or Ottawa police.
For soldiers to carry live ammunition on Canadian soil outside of a CFB requires higher (ie, Ministerial) authority in support of a domestic emergency.
You will see the same thing in Calgary on Remembrance Day at various ceremonies. Sentries will be at Cenotaphs with unloaded rifles.
|
I don't think it soley is a domestic emergency or Ministerial authority.
We routinely carried loaded 9mm while transporting ammunition around the province.
Bang on on the rest.
__________________
Captain James P. DeCOSTE, CD, 18 Sep 1993
Corporal Jean-Marc H. BECHARD, 6 Aug 1993
|