First and foremost, thank you, gstone for your service!
I have had that very matter come up when asked about the Ft. Hood attack. Those not in the know seem to think that soldiers (let alone others) are allowed to openly carry loaded firearms, all over a military base.
Sort of like F Troop on TV, you know.
Explaining to them that many areas on any base are gun free zones, aside from M.P.'s and the like, is normally met with blank stares of disbelief. Going on to mention that on some bases I knew, one was not even allowed to keep private firearms in their On Base housing was even more baffling for them.
