Marine MPs to be allowed to carry concealed firearms on base

Task and Purpose ^ | 01/01/2020 | Gina Hawkins

[aimhigh]

Marine Corps law enforcement personnel who meet specific federal qualifications are now authorized to carry their own concealed firearms on base -- even when off duty, a three-star general announced.

Marine Corps law enforcement professionals can now carry privately owned weapons "for personal protection not in the performance of official duties," a new service-wide message released Tuesday states.

While the new rules apply only to Marine law enforcement personnel, Lt. Gen. George Smith Jr., head of Marine Corps Plans, Policies and Operations, indicated that additional concealed carry policies could be in the works.

[aimhigh]

Long overdue.

[frank ballenger]

Thank goodness.
The compromise they offered of sling shots just wouldn’t cut it.

[Jane Long]

Agree.

[mewzilla]

Loaded firearms?

Trust but verify.

[VeniVidiVici]

Sounds like a perfect opportunity to create a Federal CCW.

[Grimmy]

The compromise they offered of sling shots just wouldn’t cut it.

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Oh hell no. All the enlisted and junior officers on any USMC base fully armed with slingshots?

The very next day uniforms would a whole different kind of camouflage and the local market would be completely depleted of paint balls.

[ThunderSleeps]

I’m picturing a couple of squads given powerful slingshots and a bag full of paintballs...

[tomkat]

Armed Marines .. what a concept !

[caver]

Geez, you mean MILITARY POLICE are allowed to carry weapons?

[Billthedrill]

I dunno - do these look like the kind of guys we could trust with firearms?

[FreedomPoster]

Well, it’s a start.

[Ann Archy]

DUH!!!! MP’s DIDN’T CARRY GUNS??? How STUPID!

[Cobra64]

FUBAR. Everyone wearing the uniform should be carrying a sidearm. When we used to win wars, all soldiers and officers always wore 1911s all the time.

[CincyRichieRich]

The title of this article is in future tense. Why is this? Why can’t an executive order has already been done to take care of this? This is just ridiculous.

[no-s]

FUBAR. Everyone wearing the uniform should be carrying a sidearm.

too true. if we can't trust them with weapons, why bother having them in the service? There's something wrong with this plan.

[Future Snake Eater]

You think this is bad? Check out the Offutt AFB commander’s letter banning ALL privately-owned weapons on base, even if they’re locked up in cars.

The military constantly manages to speak out of both sides of its mouth when it comes to weapons. The Army and USMC are no better on this issue, too. Asinine people in charge.

[Safetgiver]

Everyone wearing the uniform should be carrying a sidearm.....Horseshit, and you know it. In the late ‘60’s to 1970’S It would have been a daily gun fight with the blacks, once there was more than three together. As it was, steer clear of three or more and go after the singles so they couldn’t gather more than three.

[Magnum44]

Only military MPs? Ok, maybe you don’t want every E1-3 walking around armed, but just MPs? You’d expect every officer and NCO to be mature enough to carry.

[SIDENET]

You think this is bad? Check out the Offutt AFB commander’s letter banning ALL privately-owned weapons on base, even if they’re locked up in cars.

I'm retired military.

I had a name for scumbag commanders like this.

Leadershit.

[metmom]

This was policy set up by George HW and implemented by Clinton.

Thanks, traitor democrats.

Soldiers not being allowed to carry on base after their basic training teaches them how to use them, is the most ludicrous, ridiculous thing I have ever heard.