Privately owned weapons require proper registration and storage Published July 25, 2012 By Staff Sgt. Irasema Reed 66th Security Forces Squadron HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- With many new families arriving at Hanscom, it's important to know the guidelines and restrictions for having weapons on base. All personnel residing in dormitories, Visiting Officers' Quarters (VOQ), Visiting Airmen Quarters (VAQ) and Temporary Lodging Facility (TLF) are not authorized to store weapons/munitions or dangerous weapons and are required to register and store privately owned weapons in the Security Forces Armory, Building 1725, immediately after bringing them on base. Weapons may be temporarily checked out; however, they must be returned for storage to the armory on the date specified. Personnel living in base housing may retain their privately owned weapons in their quarters and are required to register all weapons through their unit orderly room within five days of occupying government quarters. The orderly room will forward a copy of the registration to security forces within 72 hours. Housing occupants without a unit orderly room on base must register their weapons with the Law Enforcement Desk, Building 1725. Personnel possessing or intending to possess privately owned weapons must be knowledgeable of, and in compliance with, Massachusetts law. Personnel assigned to Hanscom or living on the base with a permanent address outside the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, who do not have a license from another state, may apply for a non-resident card. The non-resident card is mandatory for purposes of purchasing, possessing or carrying weapons while off the installation. People living in base housing may retain their privately owned weapons in their quarters and are required to register them at the armory. For more information, contact the Police Services section at 781-225-5613 or email questions to Hanscom.Police.Services@hanscom.af.mil.