""Effectively, our bases across the country were gun-free zones. Unless you're training, or unless you are a military policeman, you couldn't carry. You couldn't bring your own firearm for your own personal protection. That's no longer.""
""I'm hearing out of service members' mouths the words, 'We do not want to die for Israel - we don't want to be political pawns.'""
""Hegseth suggested that the change is necessary due to incidents like the shooting at Fort Stewart, where an Army sergeant wounded five soldiers with his personal handgun.""
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the lifting of a ban on personal firearms for military personnel on bases, allowing them to carry guns for self-protection. This decision comes in response to low morale and growing dissent among troops regarding the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran. Soldiers' rights organizations report an increase in requests for conscientious objector status. Hegseth referenced past shootings on bases to justify the change, emphasizing the need for personal safety among service members.
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