Service Members Deserve the Right to Protect Themselves on Base

Service Members Deserve the Right to Protect Themselves on Base

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took a big step toward restoring common sense this month. Armed service members can now apply to carry their private guns while off duty on base with the help of a memorandum called “Non-Official Personal Protection Arming on Department of Defense Property.” This might seem like just another bureaucratic policy tweak but to those who have are serving or have served see it’s imperative. The Second Amendment isn’t…