I'm not sure if this is the exact location for this topic but it is as close as I could find.
I have made an inquiry to counsel but wanted to get an opinion, hopefully not conjecture and speculation based, from the forum members.
As you know getting the military or any government agency to do something is like pulling teeth. There are several of us here at work whom are avid shooters and have various experiences with military installations with regard to the transport of personal weapons/firearms on a base. We have inquired of the local base authorities and have received multiple “understandings” of what the rules are. The answers are not consistent to say the least. There are two variants to the question; first there is a shotgun range on base that we desire to shoot skeet at and the second variant is the desire to convey the weapons in the trunk of the auto to go to a commercial range off base. Both of these would involve transporting the weapon(s) from our residence off base to the parking lot on base then to either the on or off base range after work. We have received a myriad of replies which are incongruous. Finally, we received a reference to Title 18 USC 930. I’m not sure of the currency of the statute on the Cornell website but after reviewing it, it appears that there may be some wiggle room in subsection (d)(3) and the escape clause in subsection(h). In your opinion does the language “or other lawful purposes” in this subsection make allowance for what I have described?
Title 18 USC 930 Possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in Federal facilities
I have made an inquiry to counsel but wanted to get an opinion, hopefully not conjecture and speculation based, from the forum members.
As you know getting the military or any government agency to do something is like pulling teeth. There are several of us here at work whom are avid shooters and have various experiences with military installations with regard to the transport of personal weapons/firearms on a base. We have inquired of the local base authorities and have received multiple “understandings” of what the rules are. The answers are not consistent to say the least. There are two variants to the question; first there is a shotgun range on base that we desire to shoot skeet at and the second variant is the desire to convey the weapons in the trunk of the auto to go to a commercial range off base. Both of these would involve transporting the weapon(s) from our residence off base to the parking lot on base then to either the on or off base range after work. We have received a myriad of replies which are incongruous. Finally, we received a reference to Title 18 USC 930. I’m not sure of the currency of the statute on the Cornell website but after reviewing it, it appears that there may be some wiggle room in subsection (d)(3) and the escape clause in subsection(h). In your opinion does the language “or other lawful purposes” in this subsection make allowance for what I have described?
Title 18 USC 930 Possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in Federal facilities