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Laws on firearm possesion on property leased to the govt.
What is the name of your state?Hello, i am currently stationed on Brooks City Base in San Antonio TX. Recently, this base was sold to the city, and the govt took out a lease on the builidings it is using. I have purchased a firearm and was storing it properly (secured and unloaded) in my room at the dormitory. We have housing on base and they are allowed to keep weapons, and they fall under the same lease at the dormitory, either way, money is being paid to the city for its use. Yesterday, my First Sergeant and Dormitory Manager got wind of it and had me remove it from my room and keep it with somebody off base. I am not in trouble yet (hopefully at all). The thing is, is that nobody seemed to know what the right thing to do is, because no one has dealt with this kind of base in terms of being city property. What confused me was the security company and police telling me that it was OK to store it in the trunk of my vehicle; locked and unloaded. Now if the parking lot is leased just like the dormitory, technically i should be able to store it in my room in the same manner.
I just think i am almost being treated unfairly because residents in base housing are allowed to keep a weapon, and they fall under the same lease. Morally i think it is unfair that I am in the military trained to be responsible with a weapon, am 21 years old, aquired/purchased the weapon legally, had a complete background check conducted before purchasing the weapon, and last but not least, they put me in Iraq for 4 1/2 months having rockets and mortars flying over my head, yet i can't have my 2nd amendment right fulfilled and keep a weapon.
I searched all night for information on how a govt lease works, and im really just looking for something clear to present to my chain of command.
thanks for any help
What is the name of your state?Hello, i am currently stationed on Brooks City Base in San Antonio TX. Recently, this base was sold to the city, and the govt took out a lease on the builidings it is using. I have purchased a firearm and was storing it properly (secured and unloaded) in my room at the dormitory. We have housing on base and they are allowed to keep weapons, and they fall under the same lease at the dormitory, either way, money is being paid to the city for its use. Yesterday, my First Sergeant and Dormitory Manager got wind of it and had me remove it from my room and keep it with somebody off base. I am not in trouble yet (hopefully at all). The thing is, is that nobody seemed to know what the right thing to do is, because no one has dealt with this kind of base in terms of being city property. What confused me was the security company and police telling me that it was OK to store it in the trunk of my vehicle; locked and unloaded. Now if the parking lot is leased just like the dormitory, technically i should be able to store it in my room in the same manner.
I just think i am almost being treated unfairly because residents in base housing are allowed to keep a weapon, and they fall under the same lease. Morally i think it is unfair that I am in the military trained to be responsible with a weapon, am 21 years old, aquired/purchased the weapon legally, had a complete background check conducted before purchasing the weapon, and last but not least, they put me in Iraq for 4 1/2 months having rockets and mortars flying over my head, yet i can't have my 2nd amendment right fulfilled and keep a weapon.
I searched all night for information on how a govt lease works, and im really just looking for something clear to present to my chain of command.
thanks for any help
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