Army requires gun registration from soldiers

[Bob259]

FYI, I looked and didn’t see anything on Snoopes saying this was false….

> > Army requires gun registration from soldiers
> >
> >
> > WE NO LONGER HAVE A DEMOCRACY, ALL OUR RIGHTS ARE GOING AWAY ON THE WIND OF
> > CHANGE. ISN'T THAT WHAT MOST PEOPLE WANTED ??? CHANGE ??? WELL, YOU GOT THE
> > CHANGE YOU WANTED, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN LIVE WITH IT ??? THE TROUBLE
> > IS THE ONES OF US WHO DIDN'T WANT THIS CHANGE HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE MISTAKES
> > OF THE ONES WHO WANTED IT.
> > Are we next? First the army, then the people.
> >
> > This is of concern.
> >
> > Subject: Army requires gun registration from soldiers
> >
> > FYI
> >
> > Army guy posted this including pics of forms
> >
> > ALL ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS HEADS UP!!!!
> >
> > Gentlemen, I am an 11B currently assigned at Fort Campbell I live off
> > post, with my firearms(which I don't bring on post for any reason). A
> > very frightening thing happened at work yesterday. I was ordered to fill out a
> > list containing my firearm information. This included make, model,
> > caliber, and serial number of all firearms I currently posses. In addition, I was
> > also required to list registration information, location of all weapons
> > individually, and information regarding any CCW permits I posses. If
> > you are like me, then the people you work with know you have firearms. So I
> > had to list at least some. I tried to talk to my 1sg(who is normally aproachable
> > through proper channels) to find out what this is for, and I was
> > basically told, "I don't give a !&@% <mailto:%21&@%>, just put your info on the
> > form." I don't know how high this goes, but I am hearing that this is going on in other
> > units at Fort Campbell as well. It just seems a little coincidental to me that
> > within 90 days: the most anti-firearm President in history is inaugurated,
> > some of the nastiest anti-firearm laws are put on the table in Washington, and
> > then the Army comes around wanting what amounts to a registration on all
> > firearms, even if they are off post, and doesn't provide any reason or
> > purpose as to why. I fear something really nasty is blowing in the wind
> > here. I have been in almost 8 years, and never have any of my units asked
>> for this information. If any of you out there have any info as to what all this crap is about please
> > chime in. Otherwise consider yourself warned. I have already posted this on
> > every other firearm forum I am a member of to get the word out.

Julian Cooey, P.G.,CPG, CET
> >
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[BlauBear]

Hopefully, this is someone at the base level taking a wild hair and not an Army or military wide policy change. Private firearms were not allowed in barracks in the 1970's, but personal weapons off-base were a private matter.

[chickenchoker]

Mentioned this on another site and was directed to this;

http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=92395

Hope the Army got this straight.

[situation_normal]

The memorandum was written by an O-3 Captain directed to their immediate company. Not the Army. What I read between the lines is that this Captain has a particular soldier in their command that they are trying to get to for whatever reason. I don't know why, but their own personal reason none the less. Maybe at the last qualifying day this soldier took his M9 and tried to shoot it sideways like we see the idiots on TV do, and feels that this soldier needs more training. I don't know. It could be lots of reasons, but I don't see it as an Army wide thing.


Just mt $.22

[BlauBear]

Any reckless handling of a firearm would have earned immediate counseling "in the old corps" and remedial training. At the Armory. With cleaning kit and a few hundred M-14's. Not a memo.