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Hegseth Says He Will Let Troops Take Personal Firearms Onto Military Bases
The policy lets service members request a firearm for personal protection, with denials requiring a written explanation, officials said.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that he was lifting the ban on service members carrying personal firearms on U.S. military bases, citing recent shootings indicating threats closer to home.
- The Pentagon's annual suicide report found that in 2024, 471 U.S. service members died by suicide, with firearms being the most common method.
- Hegseth said his memo directs installation commanders to permit requests from service members to carry personal firearms on base for personal protection, confirming their right to self-protection.
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U.S. Military Installations Will No Longer Be “Gun-Free Zones,” Pete Hegseth Says
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday that military installations will no longer be “gun-free zones.” “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing military installation commanders to allow War Department personnel — namely, uniformed service members — to request to carry privately owned firearms while in their nonofficial duty capacity on DOW property within the United States,” a press release from the Department of…
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