From: Firearms Coalition
Date: Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:00:43
Subject: Army General Bans Carry in Alaska!

Concealed Carry in Alaska OK unless you’re in the Army!

The US military has long maintained rather strict rules about privately owned firearms on their bases but the Commander of the US Army in  Alaska has taken gun control in the military to a whole new level –  both on base and off.

Last November Major General Charles H. Jacoby Jr., the Commanding General of US Army Alaska, put out a three-page policy statement outlining the most draconian firearms registration, storage, and transportation rules imaginable. These restrictions apply to all personnel living on post, including service members, their families, and civilians living in base housing and carry serious penalties for failure to comply.

Recently General Jacoby took his gun control scheme a step farther by releasing a policy statement forbidding any US Army Alaska personnel to carry a concealed weapon any time, anywhere, on post or off post regardless of Alaska law to the contrary.

The Policy Statement, which can be found at:
http://www.usarak.army.mil/policies/PUBS-
ACROBAT/USARAK_Policies/CGCOFS%20POLICY%20STATEMENT%2020.pdf

reads as follows:

“Carrying concealed deadly weapons by USARAK Soldiers represents a significant risk to the safety and welfare of this command.  Accordingly, all Soldiers assigned or attached to USARAK are prohibited from carrying a concealed deadly weapon in public places off of all USARAK posts. All persons are prohibited from carrying concealed deadly weapons on USARAK posts IAW [in accordance with] USARAK Regulation 190-1.”

No exceptions, no excuses, no appeals.

This outrage must be answered immediately!

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!!!

Please take a moment to send a note to your Representative and Senators, the Pentagon, and this very confused General.

PLEASE FORWARD this information to everyone on your e-mail list and especially to other local and national gun groups that should be responding to this outrage.

Here are a couple of addresses you might find useful:

General Charles Jacoby
Commander, US Army Alaska
724 Postal Service Loop #5000
Fort Richardson, AK 99505-5000

General Peter J. Schoomaker
Chief of Staff of the Army
1500 Army Pentagon
Washington, DC 20310-1500
 

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