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“This new policy does not allow…privately owned firearms onto the installation for the purpose of concealed carry,” Wright continued. “It cannot be stored in your vehicle.” The POF may only be transported to an individual’s residence to store if residing in Privatized Housing or Fam Camp. Those residing in the dormitories or billeting may transport on base to store the POF in the 325th SFS Armory.

Why more senior citizens are carrying guns They're protecting themselves from what they see as a rise in violence, even if crime statistics say otherwise. By Tim Vanderpool | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor TUCSON, ARIZ. - A pistol's sharp report pierces the morning calm, as Charles Van Vibber lowers his Glock automatic. He scans a bullet-stopping berm among dusty cactuses at the Desert Trails Gun Club, as a breeze ruffles his white hair. "You need to be able to protect yourself, because the police are not always able to protect you at any moment," he says. Mr. Van...

Pocketing Pistols Legislation would allow Ohioans with a permit to carry concealed weapons By Matthew Carroll Under current state law if someone is caught with a concealed weapon the law provides an affirmative defense for people who can prove the necessity to carry that weapon. After years of debate, this law may soon change to make it even easier to have a concealed firearm. House Bill 12 would allow law-abiding Ohioans to carry concealed firearms, provided they have a valid license to do so. State Representative Jim Aslanides, R-Coshocton, introduced this bill to the House of Representatives where it passed...