Blue Star Chronicles

A commander at the Army’s Ft. Campbell, Kentucky ordered his soldiers to provide registration numbers on their privately-owned weapons, as well as their concealed-carry status. See photos and a video below.

Ft. Campbell, KY - Kneeling Soldier Statue

After a complaint from a soldier living off-base, a base spokesman said the order was a mistake. Only privately-owned weapons brought onto the base needed to be registered.

As a response to a number of negligent discharges of privately-owned weapons, the command decided to explore how to implement a training program for soldiers with privately owned weapons. Their goal is to identify soldiers with firearms and provide additional safety training to them, much like our motorcycle and driver safety classes,” she said.

“Our soldiers train and operate in combat with M-4 carbines and various other military weapons, but not all who purchase their own weapons are properly trained to handle them. Determining which soldiers possess weapons will allow the command to identify the soldiers who may require additional training on them,” she said.

The same spokesperson said that the unnamed commander, writing on Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment letterhead, thought he had the authority for the order, but apparently did not. The order was withdrawn and is pending review.

Must we be concerned that even our Military will attempt to thwart our Second Amendment rights?

The commander’s order was issued just after the Obama administration attempted their own swipe at our right to keep and bear arms. Among the administration’s recently failed policies is the effort to forbid the sale of discarded military casings from fired rounds. The casings are gathered and sold to companies that remanufacture the casings into ammunition and sold to law enforcement agencies and civilian gun owners. The new policy required that the brass casings be mutilated and sent to the trash heap. The policy “stressed” the ability of arms dealers to find and provide ammunition for private gun owners. On March 17th, the policy was rescinded after a loud public outcry saying that our right to bear arms, and our exercise of the Second Amendment, was being significantly diminished.

It becomes more apparent each and every day that Obama et al, will not be embarrassed by failure if there is a chance its agenda can be achieved. Who else, in the history of White House occupants has attempted to make our soldiers provide private insurance to cover war wounds? No one other than Barack Obama. Our military is at jeopardy from this administration every day. Who will keep the people of America safe from their own government.