doublebarr
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Well, I'm running into a situation that I haven't been in before and am at somewhat of a loss on what I'm going to do. My Son is in basic at Ft. Sill. I live in Missouri. I have a CCW permit (yes they call it CCW in Missouri)and as I am often traveling alone with my 3 other kids it goes everywhere I go. Here is the problem.
He graduates basic late in October at Ft. Sill, OK. I am going to family day and graduation from the middle of Missouri with 2 of my other 3 kids in the Jeep. The oldest daughter has her National Volleyball Tournament in Springfield, MO at the same time. She is traveling with the team while we go to OK to sons graduation. Once his "family time" is over and he has to go on to AIT (spl?) training we are leaving OK and headed to Springfield to her tournament. This is over the course of 4 days.
Here is the problem. You CANNOT have a weapon even in a locked box on Base. I will be staying in a hotel in OK while there and I WILL NOT leave my gun in my room as that is NOT safe. I did call the proper division on base and asked them about having it stored in a locked box in the jeep and they said NO WEAPONS PERIOD on the base by non-military personnel (and it has to be registered and going from site to site only even if military personnel other than MP).
I will not travel without it so I need to come up with some way to secure it while in OK on the base. I will be there during the work week, not weekend, so I guess I could find a bank, rent a SD box for a couple of days, but there has got to be a better solution than this. I'm an unsure about asking the hotel if they can lock it in a safe? Has anyone done this? How "secure" did you feel doing it if you did?
Other option is to park at the gate, leave it in the lock box in the Jeep and walk on base, but depending on weather, it may not be doable. Open to hearing any good ideas (meaning not "concealed means concealed" regarding walking onto a military installation, not going to happen, period) or things others have done in this situation.
Thanks,
Proud Army Mom
He graduates basic late in October at Ft. Sill, OK. I am going to family day and graduation from the middle of Missouri with 2 of my other 3 kids in the Jeep. The oldest daughter has her National Volleyball Tournament in Springfield, MO at the same time. She is traveling with the team while we go to OK to sons graduation. Once his "family time" is over and he has to go on to AIT (spl?) training we are leaving OK and headed to Springfield to her tournament. This is over the course of 4 days.
Here is the problem. You CANNOT have a weapon even in a locked box on Base. I will be staying in a hotel in OK while there and I WILL NOT leave my gun in my room as that is NOT safe. I did call the proper division on base and asked them about having it stored in a locked box in the jeep and they said NO WEAPONS PERIOD on the base by non-military personnel (and it has to be registered and going from site to site only even if military personnel other than MP).
I will not travel without it so I need to come up with some way to secure it while in OK on the base. I will be there during the work week, not weekend, so I guess I could find a bank, rent a SD box for a couple of days, but there has got to be a better solution than this. I'm an unsure about asking the hotel if they can lock it in a safe? Has anyone done this? How "secure" did you feel doing it if you did?
Other option is to park at the gate, leave it in the lock box in the Jeep and walk on base, but depending on weather, it may not be doable. Open to hearing any good ideas (meaning not "concealed means concealed" regarding walking onto a military installation, not going to happen, period) or things others have done in this situation.
Thanks,
Proud Army Mom