Posted on Oct 31, 2017
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Firearms and Guns Military Life
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In the Air Force, yes, but if you're in the dorms, they have to be stored at the SP Armory and it's a pain in the ass to check out. If you're in base housing, they may be stored in your residence after they have been registered, but under local regulations on how they are stored.
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SSgt Jim Gilmore
I had an excellent Squadron CO who found my loaded and secured .357 on a barracks inspection. He asked what was in the safe and I told him. He said you have 2 choices, the base armory or my residence in base housing. Since he liked to shoot, easy choice. He could have charged me.
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CW5 Edward "Tate" Jones Jr.
For the most part the rules in the Army are the same as Capt Prickertt describes. If you live in the barracks (Army short for Dormitory) your weapon must be stored in the Arms Room. If you live in Family Housing it may be stored there upon adequate registration.
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Basically, yes. However, if you live in the barracks, you can't keep them in your room (the unit will dictate where you keep them, and normally that's in the arms room). If you live in housing, you can normally keep them with you. Some bases may have slightly different rules though.
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LTC Jason Mackay
Living overseas can throw a kink in that. Germany, the USAREUR official answer is no, but reality is you have to do the German registration, training, and other cheetah flips. You can find out more a the levy brief when you get the assignment.
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SGT Tim. Wilson
LTC Jason Mackay During the ‘80s stationed in Germany, in base housing or off base, you had to keep any personal firearms in your units arms room. That was as an MP. Still had to jump through all the authorization hoops but...
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1LT Voyle Smith
When I lived in the off-post BO Q in Wiesbaden in the mid-‘70s, I kept a Walther PP in the night stand beside the bed. The regs said it should be stored on post in the MP arms room, but I said BS on that and rolled the dice that I wouldn’t get caught. We had a little problem called the Bader -Meinhof gang running loose; they and the Red Brigade and the Red Army Faction were all good reasons to take my chances with the regs.
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PV2 J M Lots of Them but You Have to Keep it in the Armory at Least You Had to when I Served. And it is a Pain in the Ass to Check Out Your Own Weapon.
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