Posted on Nov 4, 2014
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Concealed carry
Should uniformed military be allowed to conceal carry any were in the U.S. with a CAC as a license due to increased threats to military personnel?
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Sgt Ron Proffitt
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Active Duty, Reserve Active yes in any state that they are with Military I.D. Card.
When I was in all Marine Base had a Armory in the barracks and we had or weapons at any time needed, I believe President Clinton changed that.
I believe that all Military on any base should be armed and ammo.

Now before you are discharged from the service I believe you should apply to the state that you are moving to obtain a conceal carry permit most states offer this and being military all you need is there application and a copy of your DD 214, there are some states allow you to carry concealed no permit required.

But I believe the way things are turning with the Radial Muslim wanting kill and take over the world we should be armed.
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SFC Information Technology Specialist
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I have a permit, but it kind of boggles my mind that we even need to have this discussion when the constitution clearly says we have the right to bear arms. Seriously, the constitution can be very ambiguous, but on this point it is crystal clear.

So now we are targets more than ever, but we are left defenseless going to and from work because of the restrictions. Yeah, there needs to be changes made to policies.
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Sgt Ron Proffitt
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The Constitution is clear but for some reason people keep voting in those that don't up hold the OATH that they took.
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SMA Ray Chandler
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Absolutely not. What is the TRUE increased threat? The greater threat is the individual we allowed to carry (how does that work by the way when you leave the federal installation and fall under state and county jurisdiction-the Army doesn't trump that) that's pissed for whatever reason. That's why we have law enforcement professionals (called MPs) who police our installations. I challenge anyone here to find a post camp or station that has a higher crime rate on post than the of post community.
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SFC Chief Public Affairs NCO
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As a CCW advocate... Not just no, but hell no! There are too many knuckleheads that are just plain dangerous with a firearm, some that think they are the Lone Ranger and others that have a wicket temper and will not act rationally if they were allowed to carry "off duty."
I think that there is merit in allowing service members apply for a military issued CCW permit; but with an application, an outside review, annual or quarterly traing requirements, etc...
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PO3 Kevin Murray
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Active duty service members - and in some cases inactive - should be given the right to concealed carry anywhere in the U.S. Our service cards should double as the license once we are abiding by local gun laws - which obviously can't supersede federal law. Great idea that should have been enacted as law ages ago.
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SSG Small Group Leader
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Yes. Some states already do. We are the defenders of this nation, we are entrusted with firearms anyhow, I see no reason not to implement this.
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LTC Chief Of Concepts Evaluation
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I am currently authorized by two states (home of record and current military residence state) and deemed trustworthy to carry a concealed weapon in somewhere around 40 of our 50 states as a result of those two State's approval of my worthiness and trustworthiness to safely carry and if necessary use a concealed weapon. All of that however is worthless because the Federal Government does not allow me to carry, much less even transport that personal weapon onto the installation where I work, spend most of my time at, and commute to and from daily.

I believe that there should be some sort of requirement other than blanket military service for a national concealed carry for service members. There are many service members who, while trained and qualified on a rifle/carbine/machine gun are a duck out of water, and possible hazard to themselves and others, if armed with a pistol. Just being in the military (at least Army and Marines) provides you with a basic understanding of firearms safety and operation, for a long-gun, but there are specific issues associated with handguns that are different that just "being in" doesn't necessarily mean you've got under wraps.

I don't believe that concealed carry should be appropriate on installations in uniform, but would be appropriate in civilian clothes. In uniform, I believe that if you choose to carry, you do so open-carry, and I imagine that there would be some sort of uniform standards for which type of holsters you would be allowed to carry.

I don't believe that people who intend to cause harm to service members would be inclined to enter into a facility where multiple armed personnel were and then start shooting. The incidents of shooting may increase due to more people having weapons in the workplace (but that is doubtful based on the very limited number of in-combat situations where one service member shoots another intentionally), but the severity of lone-wolf events would be much more limited. If even a small handful of the people at Fort Hood were armed and proficient with a personal weapon, the body count may have likely been 1 dead (perpetrator) and one or more wounded.
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CPO Master-at-Arms
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No not a great idea. Having a cac card and being active duty does not guarantee they are not criminals
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SPC Small Arms/Artillery Repairer
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Heck no. Too many dumbasses out there.
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