Being from North Carolina, you may not realize that non-felon adults have always had the right to openly carry firearms in Kentucky, and that's why the statement deals with concealed carry. Concealed carry of deadly weapons is the only bearing of arms that Kentucky regulates. Similarly, the statement emphasizes facilities and recruiting stations, not because that's the only place that national guard troops would be allowed to keep and bear arms, but rather because that's the only place they were previously prohibited from being armed, in much the same way that any employer could make a firearms policy for the place of employment. So to summarize, the statement specifically mentions concealed carry and recruiting centers and other facilities because Kentuckians would already understand that open carry anywhere else would not be an issue. Kentuckians have that right, and our laws have always recognized that right.
liberty, as i am sure you are aware, our nation's armed forces ~ state level NG included, function by a different set of governing regulations and guidance. one of corner stones of those regulations is the service member, general down to the lowly private, do not initiative activities on their own but rather at the express direction of their superior. therefore, if the service member wish to carry a firearm while on or off (local sheriff and army requires provost approval to get a CHP in NC), their are armed at the expressed permission of their superiors who assure the service member meets established governing regulations, training criteria and so forth.
at the moment, the DoD policies (includes NG entities) governing service members being armed while in service uniform are quite clear on training and carry parameters. I also note the KY Governor specially directed the NG adjunct to authorize CONCEAL CARRY at very specific locations using very specific documentation parameters, e.g., KY's concealed permits.
now if you truly believe the adjunct's directive is for every tom, dick, and sally in KY's NG unit to don their handy personal firearm in a concealed fashion but rather would be tailored to specific individuals who are assigned in those specific locations, e.g., recruiters, adm specialist, etc.
no where, liberty, have a criticized KY's exemplary carry statutes, but rather this one instance where an individual in NG uniform at 0100 in the morning was open carrying his personal firearm and was asked to leave a business establishment. the same business establishment where he got into an altercation at around the same time several weeks previously.
bottom line, when service members, i do not give a rats behind if they are reg or res or NG, are given lawful direction to CC while accomplishing their military duties, military regs do not allow the service member to decide on their own initiative that the direction means they are allowed to OC while out and about in the community.
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