Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced he will allow service members to carry personal firearms onto military installations, citing the Second Amendment and recent shootings at bases. The change reverses long-standing restrictions at many installations and shifts responsibility for on-base security toward individual service members and local commanders. The policy comes amid other high-profile actions by Hegseth and rising concerns about base security, including recent drone detections and leadership changes at the Pentagon.
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