I highlight an important bit from the document
Under Section 1062 oft he Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, the Department of Defense (DoD) shall not prohibit, regulate, or collect or record any information relating to the otherwise lawful ownership of a privately owned firearm or other weapon by a member of the Anned Forces or. DoD civilian employee on property that is not a military installation or DoD property. The law further requires that not later than 90 days after the date of enactment, DoD shall destroy any such existing record. There are exceptions to the new requirements, including: non-applicability in foreign countries; actions related to official duties; law enforcement and adjudication records; and records of fact finding regarding matters indicating a possible past, present, or future violation of law, including matters related to whether a member of the Anned Forces constitutes a threat to self or others. This memorandum is to clarify that this new law does not require changes to ongoing DoD programs and activities regarding suicide prevention, domestic violence, child protection, day care screening, sexual assault response, school counseling, and similar activities; that these matters are within the exceptions in the statute.
Translation: Cut that crap out. No General, it is not your business to know about your troopers' off base guns.
Good for them for trying to keep their heads out of their posteriors. Just because you defend the Constitution does mean the bosses in your Chain of Command get to violate it willy nilly.
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