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vrwmiller

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I am planning to head down to the USMC Museum in the Dumfries/Triangle/Quantico area this weekend and am wondering if hadnguns are prohibited at the facility in either an OC or CC scenario.

I've been to the website and it appears they have a range on the property, but are the carrying of firearms regulated on the property?

It does not appear to be federal property at all, but is partially funded by federal funds.

Anyone know?
 
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vrwmiller wrote:
I am planning to head down to the USMC Museum in the Dumfries/Triangle/Quantico area this weekend and am wondering if hadnguns are prohibited at the facility in either an OC or CC scenario.

I've been to the website and it appears they have a range on the property, but are the carrying of firearms regulated on the property?

It does not appear to be federal property at all, but is partially funded by federal funds.

Anyone know?
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I am a member of the Quantico Shooting Club. Here are the rules for transporting firearms and ammunition on Marine Base Quantico.

http://quanticoshootingclub.com/qsc.php?view=transport
 
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I have contacted the securitymanager at the museum and he sent me the following:



Only sworn Law Enforcement Officers or Special Agents are permitted to
enter
this facility with a firearm. They are required to show me their
agency
credentials before being granted access to the museum. Also, we are
MCBQ
property so all laws and regulations governing DOD facilities applies.
I
hope this has answered your inquire?

Have a good day

James L. Ryan
Security Manager
National Museum of the Marine Corps
18900 Jefferson Davis Highway
Triangle, VA 22172-1938
703-784-6102 (W)
571-229-8176 (C)
703-432-0029 (Fax)
 
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admiral wrote:
I have contacted the securitymanager at the museum and he sent me the following:



Only sworn Law Enforcement Officers or Special Agents are permitted to
enter
this facility with a firearm. They are required to show me their
agency
credentials before being granted access to the museum. Also, we are
MCBQ
property so all laws and regulations governing DOD facilities applies.
I
hope this has answered your inquire?

Have a good day

James L. Ryan
Security Manager
National Museum of the Marine Corps
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No problemo....concealed means concealed! ;)
 
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Ric in Richmond

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HankT wrote:
admiral wrote:
I have contacted the securitymanager at the museum and he sent me the following:



Only sworn Law Enforcement Officers or Special Agents are permitted to
enter
this facility with a firearm. They are required to show me their
agency
credentials before being granted access to the museum. Also, we are
MCBQ
property so all laws and regulations governing DOD facilities applies.
I
hope this has answered your inquire?

Have a good day

James L. Ryan
Security Manager
National Museum of the Marine Corps
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No problemo....concealed means concealed! ;)
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Of all the places in all the world where I MIGHT test "concealed is concealed"....quantico marine base HAS to be one of the absolute last places I would attempt it!!!!
 
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I do know many museums run by .gov do use metal detectors and searches. Leave it in the car, along with your knives. You are not trustworthy enough as a member of the peasant class.
 
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HankT wrote:
admiral wrote:
I have contacted the securitymanager at the museum and he sent me the following:



Only sworn Law Enforcement Officers or Special Agents are permitted to
enter
this facility with a firearm. They are required to show me their
agency
credentials before being granted access to the museum. Also, we are
MCBQ
property so all laws and regulations governing DOD facilities applies.
I
hope this has answered your inquire?

Have a good day

James L. Ryan
Security Manager
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Click to expand...
No problemo....concealed means concealed! ;)
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Pushing it at the mall is a bit different than pushing it at the Marine base.

Not the best idea IMO.

Secure the firearm in your trunk with the ammo secured elsewhere. No ammo in the magazines.
 
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Slowhand wrote:
vrwmiller wrote:
I am planning to head down to the USMC Museum in the Dumfries/Triangle/Quantico area this weekend and am wondering if hadnguns are prohibited at the facility in either an OC or CC scenario.

I've been to the website and it appears they have a range on the property, but are the carrying of firearms regulated on the property?

It does not appear to be federal property at all, but is partially funded by federal funds.

Anyone know?
Click to expand...

I am a member of the Quantico Shooting Club. Here are the rules for transporting firearms and ammunition on Marine Base Quantico.

http://quanticoshootingclub.com/qsc.php?view=transport
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How is the shootin club? I am working at Quantico now and wouldn't mind being able to shoot during my lunch break or after work.
 
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hsmith wrote:
Slowhand wrote:
vrwmiller wrote:
I am planning to head down to the USMC Museum in the Dumfries/Triangle/Quantico area this weekend and am wondering if hadnguns are prohibited at the facility in either an OC or CC scenario.

I've been to the website and it appears they have a range on the property, but are the carrying of firearms regulated on the property?

It does not appear to be federal property at all, but is partially funded by federal funds.

Anyone know?
Click to expand...

I am a member of the Quantico Shooting Club. Here are the rules for transporting firearms and ammunition on Marine Base Quantico.

http://quanticoshootingclub.com/qsc.php?view=transport
Click to expand...
How is the shootin club? I am working at Quantico now and wouldn't mind being able to shoot during my lunch break or after work.
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I actually have not been to the range in years. The problem with the club is that they only have access to the ranges on certain days and times. And you have to call Thursday nights and check a recording to see when and if the ranges will be open. It depends on whether or not a range master is available to volunteer to work that particular range. The rifle range usully was only open on Saturday or Sunday mornings for only 3 or 4 hours. But that was some time ago. I don't know if anything has changed. All of my shooting buddies all got married, had families and/or moved away so I stopped going. But that also had to do with the incovenience of the range schedules.
 
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Ric in Richmond wrote:
HankT wrote:
admiral wrote:
I have contacted the securitymanager at the museum and he sent me the following:



Only sworn Law Enforcement Officers or Special Agents are permitted to
enter
this facility with a firearm. They are required to show me their
agency
credentials before being granted access to the museum. Also, we are
MCBQ
property so all laws and regulations governing DOD facilities applies.
I
hope this has answered your inquire?

Have a good day

James L. Ryan
Security Manager
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Click to expand...
No problemo....concealed means concealed! ;)
Click to expand...
Of all the places in all the world where I MIGHT test "concealed is concealed"....quantico marine base HAS to be one of the absolute last places I would attempt it!!!!
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Not to mention the proximity to the FBI Academy and your chances of running into an agent taking a break by visiting the museum. A really dumb thing to advocate.
 
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The museum is across Rt. 1 from the base gate. You don't pass through the gate to get to it. On an older map, this was shown as a county park land, not part of the base. That could have changed, of course.

Don't look to me to be the test case, though.
 
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longwatch

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If they claim to be base property under the control of the Quantico Commanding General, then what he says goes. Beats me what the penalty is, I don't want to find out either. Yes I am chicken because I've taken to many guys to a Marine Corps Brig and seen how unpleasant even a short stay is.:dude:
 
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Another sad fact, when being an active duty member and fighting for those freedoms you do not have/cannot exercise the freedoms you are prepared to die for. Oh well, can't complain ,we knew that going into it, more or less.
 
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Yes Marines get to fight for and protect freedom, not practice it. Kinda fitting in a sad way that the museum continues that policy.
 
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