, and it always gets shot down.
Are midshipmen allowed to conceal carry pistols on campus, or even own one? I was thinking about this, and was unsure if it was allowed.
I think any midshipman wishing to use their own personal handgun at a local commercial shooting range would be concerned with this type questions.
I think any midshipman wishing to use their own personal handgun at a local commercial shooting range would be concerned with this type questions.
While I am a big proponent of CCW (More Guns, Less Crime) and understand that in some parts of Annapolis at night CCW might be a good option for your own personal protection, I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would need (or want) to carry a concealed pistol on the grounds of the USNA.
Has violent crime gotten so bad outside of Bancroft Hall that you feel carrying a concealed firearm is your best protection?
I couldn't resist - exercising our Constitutional right doesn't require any justification.
A part of the OP's original post was asking if gun ownership was allowed. Of course, a negative response negated the remainder of his concerns. However, just assume for a minute that mids were allowed to store personal handguns in an Armory in Bancroft Hall as per standard Navy policy on most other bases. Additionally, other Academy rules are those restricting automobile ownership and parking. So the mid, with his legal handgun, walks out of Bancroft Hall (on his way to a commercial shooting range) and then to either a taxicab outside Gate 1 or his own POV located at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium. Both constitute having a handgun on their person while in the Yard. Personally, I would love to see a couple of Plebes walking down Stribling twirling their .44 magnums to an audience of 30 little old lady tourons. It would probably cut down drastically on obnoxious tourists. Perhaps we now understand why mids are not allowed to own weapons. Period.But I do agree that there is no real good reason why a midshipman would need to carry a concealed pistol on the grounds of the USNA.
I couldn't resist - exercising our Constitutional right doesn't require any justification.
No and no, or at least not on the yard. Every couple years there's a push to allow mids to store personally owned firearms in the armory, and it always gets shot down.