Hegseth Authorizes Off-Duty Service Members to Carry Private Firearms on Installations

[DonGlock26]

"Hegseth Authorizes Off-Duty Service Members to Carry Private Firearms on Installations
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing military installation commanders to allow War Department personnel — namely, uniformed service members — to request to carry privately owned firearms while in their nonofficial duty capacity on DOW property within the United States.

"Before today, it was virtually impossible … for War Department personnel to get permission to carry and store their own personal weapons aligned with the state laws where we operate our installations. … Well, that's no longer," Hegseth said during a social media video released today."

https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4450527/hegseth-authorizes-off-duty-service-members-to-carry-private-firearms-on-instal/

Can we trust the military to keep and bear arms? I think so.

 

[Darkwind]

I wonder if there are credible threats to one or some of our bases.

 

[pknopp]

I don't recall a special carve out in the 2nd for military personnel.

 

[DonGlock26]

I don't recall a special carve out in the 2nd for military personnel.

Sounds like they got carved back in.

 

[The Duke]

"Hegseth Authorizes Off-Duty Service Members to Carry Private Firearms on Installations
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing military installation commanders to allow War Department personnel — namely, uniformed service members — to request to carry privately owned firearms while in their nonofficial duty capacity on DOW property within the United States.

"Before today, it was virtually impossible … for War Department personnel to get permission to carry and store their own personal weapons aligned with the state laws where we operate our installations. … Well, that's no longer," Hegseth said during a social media video released today."

https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4450527/hegseth-authorizes-off-duty-service-members-to-carry-private-firearms-on-instal/

Can we trust the military to keep and bear arms? I think so.

Alert level is high, brah.
Also they need to turn off location on their devices.

 

[Lockback]

I don't recall a special carve out in the 2nd for military personnel.

Several terrorist attacks have taken place on bases where military personel have been forbidden to carry.
And soldiers have died because of it.
This is an excellent move by Hegseth.

 

[Crepitus]

"Hegseth Authorizes Off-Duty Service Members to Carry Private Firearms on Installations
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing military installation commanders to allow War Department personnel — namely, uniformed service members — to request to carry privately owned firearms while in their nonofficial duty capacity on DOW property within the United States.

"Before today, it was virtually impossible … for War Department personnel to get permission to carry and store their own personal weapons aligned with the state laws where we operate our installations. … Well, that's no longer," Hegseth said during a social media video released today."

https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4450527/hegseth-authorizes-off-duty-service-members-to-carry-private-firearms-on-instal/

Can we trust the military to keep and bear arms? I think so.

What an incredibly stupid idea.