Storing gun while staying on military base

[tark]

Military base commanders are allowed considerable authority over privately owned weapons on the base and can institute measures that go far beyond federal laws. O

Indeed they can. Iowa is a Constitutional carry state, Illinois, a shall issue state. The Rock Island Arsenal is a 946 acre island in the middle of the Mississippi, between the two states.

Your right to carry ends at the guard shack. Army rules. Further, all visitors must check in at the visitor's center and undergo a background check. Anything that disqualifies you from owning a gun also disqualifies you from access to the Island. Even worse, non- US citizens are not allowed on the island. You read that right. We have turned away many an angry Brit, Canadian or Aussie.

The Base Commander / Dept. of the Army pretty much makes their own rules.

 

[sequins]

I just visited Fort George in Augusta, GA. I accompanied a close active duty friend to take advantage of their 1,000 yard range.

The firearms we took on base were all registered with that specific base two weeks in advance using a base form.

I suspect if you were to call that RV park, you could hear how to fill out the form they reference. I assure you, there is a form for that.

 

[entropy]

From where?
There is no federal firearm "registration paperwork" and the overwhelming majority of states don't have "registration paperwork" either. Someone wrote a policy that cannot be fulfilled.

As has been stated before, military, not Federal. With POF (Personally Owned Firearms), I just used DA Form 1150 to 'register' the few in my Arms Room. It satisfied base requirements.

When I was at Ft. Irwin/NTC 95-96, I even had to register my compound bow.

I just tossed mine into an empty locker in the empty room across from my room, and put a brass issue lock on it. My Dad sent it to me (unrequested) with a bunch on my other stuff. (Most of which I didn't request either. Like my beer can collection, which caused my 1SG to send me to ADAD, and my winter deer orange. Not needed at Ft. Ord!)
It worked great until there was a surprise inspection along with our "surprise inspection" after an FTX. They brought dogs in, searched every room, including empty ones. When no one claimed the bow they found, it disappeared. I suspect a senior NCO ended up with it.

 

[GravelRider]

I just visited Fort George in Augusta, GA. I accompanied a close active duty friend to take advantage of their 1,000 yard range.

The firearms we took on base were all registered with that specific base two weeks in advance using a base form.

I suspect if you were to call that RV park, you could hear how to fill out the form they reference. I assure you, there is a form for that.

I assure you, there is not, as I have referenced a couple times now in this thread. I have called them, and there are huge signs outside of the gate stating no firearms allowed. There is no ambiguity with this one.

 

[daniel craig]

Sounds like a safe deposit box would have been the best idea

 

[Double_J]

I spent 3 years working onboard Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay and I can say that in MY experience there is no way a civilian will get authorization to carry a firearm on a Navy base. They barely let anyone carry a pocket knife due to "safety" reasons. There are registration forms for bringing personal owned firearms onboard if you live in base housing but not for transient visitors, retired or not. These forms are only for that base and are not shared with anyone else, ATF or otherwise.

 

[SmeeAgain]

I made that mistake... I has a bolt action .22 rifle in my locker & someone snitched.
I got my butt chewed & told I had to store it in the armory.
I asked how it was ok to have my issue m16 & .45 in my quarters but not a lousy .22. That was a bigger mistake!
I stored it in the armory then checked it out whenever I wanted it & we all lived happily ever after.
Best policy is to ask befote you bring it on base.

 

[Gun4Fun90]

Is there something similar to gun sitters in Florida? Up here in the NE where we have all kinds of whacky gun laws there is a network of ffl’s that participate in a program called gun sitters. You can rent a locker in a vault on the FFL’s property provides all kinds of protections it’s great.

 

[0ne3]

Why not call the local PD, ask them if you can store your guns

 

[Blue Jays]

"…UPDATE: I dropped my pistol off for a cleaning in Key Largo…I'll be picking it up in 3 days…"

Terrific storage solution and you will have a pristine firearm! Total win-win situation.

 

[giggitygiggity]

Privately owned firearms on military installations are governed by orders issued/signed by the installation CO. Most installations have similar policies, but there are differences and you cannot assume that the orders/laws at one installation will be the same at another.

I recommend 2 things: 1) look up the order for privately-owned firearms for the installation that you will be on and 2) contact the installation police/provost marshall’s office to ensure that the order you are reading is current and to clarify anything that might be unclear.

You can look into renting lockers and safe boxes, but I would contact nearby police departments as some will temporarily store firearms. I had to do this at one place that I was stationed because I brought a gun with me, but the order for that installation prohibited guns unless they were registered with the installation (took 48-72 hours for the registration process to complete). It was really stupid because there was no grace period (register within X days of bringing the gun on the installation) nor was the registration process such that service members could obtain near instant approval/denial.