When I was in you were not allowed to keep firearms in base housing. You had to keep them in the base armory. If you wanted to use one you had to sign it out.
Things might have changed now.
That is another case for my argument that the General should stick to what he knows.
In America we do not have to go to the Armory to get what we need to protect us.
Really? We kept out M-14s padlocked to our bunks in the barracks and the magazines in our lockers. No ammo around though, but some of us considered taking things out on a weekend, picking up some commercial .308 and doing a little plinking. For some reason, better judgement won the day.
Court martial time I am sure if caught at the gate.