re: #45 lawhawk

Been reading around a bit (such as here) and it appears that base gun-free zones were applied even before 1992; the policy was made official DoD wide. Some bases were gun-free before the policy was made official by Bush Administration officials in 1992.

And at least among the sites I’ve read through (this being one) folks commenting about firearms on base note that this is a sound policy, not arguing for anyone to carry.

Why was the policy enacted? It’s right there in the directives (and the directives that reference it):

In the 60s i was in the Fighting Finance Corps, handing out huge gobs of cash for agent officers to pay their units. We had a very secure building for disbursement, and required the pay teams to clear their weapons before entering. One 2LT didn’t know how to get the magazine out of his .45, and jacked the rounds through the chamber and all over the entrance floor. It is better now, but still.