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last week, the pentagon issued a defense department directive that allows <u+201c>department of defense (d0d) personnel to carry firearms and employ deadly force while performing official duties.<u+201d> 




the defense department has been working on changing the <u+201c>gun-free<u+201d> zones on domestic military basis for several years in light of the deadly shootings at military sites in recent years. 




military.com reports that the directive <u+201c>also provides detailed guidance to the services for permitting soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and coast guard personnel to carry privately owned firearms on dod property.<u+201d> it authorizes <u+201c>commanders, 05 and above<u+2026>[to] grant permission to dod personnel requesting to carry a privately owned firearm (concealed or open carry) on dod property for a personal protection purpose not related to performance of an official duty or status.<u+201d> 




the directive also makes clear that dod will consider further changes to grant <u+201c>[standard] authorizations for other dod personnel, who are trained in the scaled use of force or who have been previously qualified to use a government-issued firearm, to carry a firearm in the performance of official duties on dod property.<u+201d> this would allow dod with certain combat training to carry firearms without going through the additional step of making application with a commander. 




kim smith at conservative tribune notes that the policy was a response to an nra-backed provision in the 2015 national defense authorization act that required the defense department to allow more service members to carry firearms on base. 




<u+201c>it is a good first step in that it recognizes personal protection is a valid issue for service members, but there are many roadblocks in the way of making that option available,<u+201d> nra spokeswoman jennifer baker told the washington free beacon . 




those wishing to apply for permission to carry a firearm must be at least 21 years old and meet all federal, state and local laws, the directive said. 




it would appear that the pentagon saw no problems with implementing a policy for which president-elect donald trump has expressed support. 




president-elect donald trump ran on removing gun-free zones from military bases. on july 9, 2015, breitbart news reported that trump pledged to end the gun-free scenarios for u.s. troops by <u+201c>[mandating] that soldiers remain armed and on alert at our military bases.<u+201d> 




the immediate institution of this directive probably left president barack obama incensed, but he undoubtedly realized that there was nothing he could do to prevent its implementation in a couple of months anyway. and that<u+2019>s good news because it works to ensure the safety of our troops, which should always be a priority. 




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