Down in Kentucky, an officer asked the men under his command to submit the serial numbers and location of all personal firearms, and if they have a concealed carry permit, the issuing State and license number. How’s that grab you? I gotta say, it ticks me right the heck off! You guys kick butt!
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if your talking about the Military, this has been the norm for years. If you live in the barracks, you have to register your weapon with the provost Marshall, and it is kept in the arms room. if you live on post in post housing, you have to register it, but you can keep it at your quarters, but if you have children, they give you a gun lock also.
if you live off post, you don’t have to register it on post, but most commanders ask that you do. it is not mandatory
I really think it is a good Idea, having been in the military I know what a drunken 19 year old will do. it is for the safety of all involved.
In the case you posted, the commander went over the line. but once again being prior military i am giving him the benefit of doubt, and thinking he was trying to make things safe for all involved.
When I returned from Operation Desert storm, we had 3 murders in about 5 days from guys who had guns. I personally stopped one guy from shooting his wife.
anger, and alcohol (the military has lots of drunks) and guns do not go well together.
The end is near.
If someone is in the military, they must register all firearms, including personal. If they don’t, then they can be charged under the military code of justice. I think that is enough.
I think it is none of that officer’s business as long as there is no security threat. I would check with a lawyer and see if that officer is over stepping his authority, which I think he is.
My Commander at the Warrior Transitions Battalion at Lewis had a similar policy. It didn’t extend to Concealed Pistol Licensing though…just the name/serial # of all off-post firearms.
It isn’t a big deal.
ADDED: Some of you guys on here pretend to be service members, yet you post things that seem contrary to anyone who’s been in. Your commander is God. If he/she doesn’t want you to have a firearm at your personal house, or wants your weapon information, etc. they have the authority to do it…liars will say otherwise….
I have to say, every Army base I’ve ever been posted at requires Soldiers to register their personal weapons. No biggie.
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Killer Queen is right.
This has been Army policy for years if the weapons were bought on-post, although I never heard them do this to off-post Soldiers before. We are also required to do POV (personally owned vehicle) inspections and have to give our chain of command a copy of our registration, license, and insurance. This is for the safety of our troops and for the good of the service. All of that training you put into someone will go to waste if they get locked up or killed for not following the rules.
It is not an unusual demand. It is protocol, and as such it should be obeyed. I don’t see why it would tick you off.
Not good. at all. I know if they go on base they have to hand them over for lock up , but that’s normal ..as for their personal fire arms off base .. they’ve already been bought legally and gotten the concealed permit.. that’s just insane !! GOOD LUCK with that you guys in KY..
On base the weapon has to be kept in the armory. It’s the military’s business. I would comply.
Off base, I tell the commander to pound sand. It’s none of his/her business what I own off base and where I keep it. I’m not surprised that this insane policy was overturned.
As long as it’s off base i would tell him to lick my bag.
It sounds similar to: When I enter the Jail, I have to leave my weapon at the Gate. I may then pick it up on my way out. This is for the safety of ALL – particularly myself.
As to what’s in my house or car – none of their business. We have some of the strictest gun laws in New York, however, the bad guys will still get their hands on guns no matter what us good guys do.
I believe this is the first attempt at the confiscation of privately held weapons in our country. First it comes from Military Commander directed towards his troops with the Commander believing that all of his troupes will follow his orders without question. If that would happen then the government would order all civilians to turn all of their privately held weapons in. Confiscation of the weapons is the next step. These orders by the Commanders are Unconstitutional and must be ignored by the troops. If an order or confiscation directed towards the civilian population is called this order must be ignored as well.
Don’t ask don’t tell
The officer to whom you refer would not receive such a list from me and furthermore I think he may have even overstepped his bounds for even requesting the information. Granted, if the weapons are located on base the military has the right to know, but if within the confines of their home off base, it’s simply none of his (or the military’s) business. So far as conceal carry permits that’s an issue between the state of issue and the person to whom the permit was issued. Again, as long as the permit is not exercised on a military base, it’s none of their business if you even have such a permit. My response to the officer would be something like, "An M-16 sir. It’s in the armory."
Was this officer a military one? or does he belongs to police?
In any case he has no power or any lawful authority to ask about personnal arms not used for duty.
In the army the soldier the warrant officer or the officer are not allowed to use personnal weapons to show no differences if the owner is rich or poor.
When we were a kingdom the noble or rich poeple used to belong a beautiful spade or gun made by hand by a famous gunsmith fe Boutet the gunsmith of Napoleon.
The history told us too that Trotsky left guns only in the hands of his political friends comrades.
This leftist want to extand and keep the power that they worry absolutly riots or troubles again them and they try to empeach anybody in the world to belong any arm except themselves.
We begin to know that Cohen secretary for army Clinton as président helped Israel to get nuke bombs!!!!
or coming from Armeville later town Saint Etienne whose river the Furan tempered extra steel for guns and spades.
What business is it of the officers. His time would be better spent going after the bad guys…
I suppose its military policy, things sure have changed since i served
If the troop lives on base and has any fire arms in his/her quarters, then they MUST be registered with the provost marshall/base security.
If it was a REQUEST, no one was required to respond.
Hmmm after I went to your link, I noticed a section YOU failed to include in your QUESTION:
(Looks like a lot of the numb nuts above never went to the link or read the WHOLE thing.)
"The order was stopped, according to base officials, when it was discovered the commander was not "acting within his authority."
You must be one of those miltary hating, inbred, borderline illiterate civilians who talks outta their hind parts when it comes to the U.S. military.
Thanks for the big laugh at YOUR expense.