The U.S. House and Senate have both passed the latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with veto-proof majorities. It is headed to the President now for signature.
One provision of this policy bill requires the DOD to establish a process by which installation commanders *may* allow military members to carry weapons if necessary for personal or force protection purposes.
It remains to be seen how this policy will take shape and how many installation commanders will actually decide to allow it. I envision a formalized, force protection augmentee program with required training and government-issued weapons instead of a broad recognition of right-to-bear, but who knows how this will ultimately land.
While this is a far cry from allowing full 2A rights, at least this is a small step in the right direction for those of us serving on active duty.
Here's the text from the NDAA:
One provision of this policy bill requires the DOD to establish a process by which installation commanders *may* allow military members to carry weapons if necessary for personal or force protection purposes.
It remains to be seen how this policy will take shape and how many installation commanders will actually decide to allow it. I envision a formalized, force protection augmentee program with required training and government-issued weapons instead of a broad recognition of right-to-bear, but who knows how this will ultimately land.
While this is a far cry from allowing full 2A rights, at least this is a small step in the right direction for those of us serving on active duty.
Here's the text from the NDAA:
Not later than December 31, 2015, the Secretary of Defense, taking into consideration the views of senior leadership of military installations in the United States, shall establish and implement a process by which the commanders of military installations in the United States, or other military commanders designated by the Secretary of Defense for military reserve centers, Armed Services recruiting centers, and such other defense facilities as the Secretary may prescribe, may authorize a member of the Armed Forces who is assigned to duty at the installation, center or facility to carry an appropriate firearm on the installation, center, or facility if the commander determines that carrying such a firearm is necessary as a personal- or force-protection measure.