[Toadman]

I thought Walter Reed was closed and moved to the Naval Hospital grounds in Bethesda, Maryland.

They've transitioned to two locations. Bethesda (as you mentioned) and Fort Belvoir. The new location at Belvoir is quite impressive.

My son used to volunteer at the old hospital on Belvoir, (DeWitt) which has since been closed and moved to the new "Walter Reed Community Hospital."

[muawiyah]

I believe Reed was still open at the time this happened. That meant it had a provost marshall ~ someone to clear or refuse transport of properly stored firearms.

There are OPEN FEDERAL INSTALLATIONS and CLOSED FEDERAL INSTALLATIONS ~ and some installations are partly open and partly closed.

There are rules for buildings and rules for "outdoors". NONE OF THEM ARE "LOCAL".

Note, even though Backlick Road, Springfield Bypass and US 1 enter and travel though Fort Belvoir, you will rarely encounter an MP, but the Fairfax cops can stop you. And then there's DC down the way. They are all mentally ill.