Not only can they not have it, bit they have to check it into the armory if they want their hunting rifle say close by. And if there are any current our former amorers on here please correct me if I'm wrong, but I heard horror stories from guys that kept rifles in the on base armory. Find would be shoot and not cleaned. On the flip side of carrying on base is I've ben that drunk in the barracks and probably at timesagood thing I couldn't have one. Well enough rambling. Merry Christmas