[soycd]

I wonder if this is yet another “Base” where only the bad guys get to be armed?

[Jet Jaguar]

Unfortunately that is 98% of the bases.

[af_vet_rr]

I wonder if this is yet another “Base” where only the bad guys get to be armed?

Nope. In fact many people around the base are armed as well. It's not Disneyworld up there.

I recently caught that show on the Weather Channel about the Coast Guard - they showed them picking up some hunters who had gotten in trouble, and they allowed the hunters to bring their rifles on board the Coast Guard helicopter. It didn't seem to bother the Coasties, but then again, there were several references in another show to the Coasties being hunters and fishermen as well.