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Finally: Thanks to Pete Hegseth, American Servicemen Are No Longer Sitting Ducks on Their Own Bases

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06.04.2026

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Finally: Thanks to Pete Hegseth, American Servicemen Are No Longer Sitting Ducks on Their Own Bases

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced late last week that American service members will once again be allowed to carry personal firearms on U.S. military bases.

“Our great republic was founded on a simple, yet bold idea. Our rights as citizens are not granted to us by government, but instead, by God,” Hegseth said in a video posted to the social media site X on Thursday.

“The Second Amendment to our Constitution enshrines the right of all citizens to carry weapons to protect themselves, their families, and their fellow countrymen,” he continued. “The War Department’s uniformed service members are trained at the highest and unwavering standards. These warfighters, entrusted with the safety of our nation, are no less entitled to exercise their God-given right to keep and bear arms than any other American.”

Hegseth cited recent terrorist attacks against military bases, noting that “in these instances, minutes are a lifetime.”

“And our service members have the courage and training to make those precious short minutes count,” he said.

The former Army........

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