MasterSergeantA
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Fort Huachuca does and I know that Davis-Montham in Tucson does as well.
SnowBlaZeR2 said:Since when? I just left there in February, and I never once saw or heard about firearms sales at NAS or the one by Corry.
Dont waste your time at Tracen. Closet thing you will find to a gun there is a movie with them in it.It's beginning to look like NEX is odd-man-out. I'll have to take a look in the CGX at USCGTC, Yorktown, VA.
Last time I was there was about 2004 so I am sure quiet a bit has changed since then. I never saw or heard of any firearm counters at Ft Benning or Ft Drum.
I think he missed the point of these Exchanges:Received from NEXCOM this morning:
"CAPT Fisher,
Thank you for your inquiry. The Navy Exchange does not sell firearms and ammunition because it is not a good business for the NEX to be in. Due to the expense of operating this department, there is little or no profit which would negatively impact NEX contributions to Navy quality of life programs.
The amount of employee training that must be conducted on a continual basis, the burdensome paperwork involved, the rigid security required, stringent storage requirements, daily inventory, record retention requirements for 20 years and other requirements that vary from state to state all add up to make this a very expensive and difficult department to manage. Also, since it is illegal to have any firearms on military installations, this would require a process and procedure from each CO.
The Navy Exchange believes this category is best left to retailers that specialize in this type of merchandise.
Best regards,
Jim Winn
Customer Service Manager
Navy Exchange Service Command"
So, That's that as far as NEX goes. Otherwise, Langley AFB - yes.
The amount of employee training that must be conducted on a continual basis, the burdensome paperwork involved, the rigid security required, stringent storage requirements, daily inventory, record retention requirements for 20 years and other requirements that vary from state to state all add up to make this a very expensive and difficult department to manage. Also, since it is illegal to have any firearms on military installations, this would require a process and procedure from each CO.