SFS requires privately owned weapons to be registered Published July 11, 2007 By Senior Airman Micky Bazaldua 4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- All base residents must register privately owned weapons with security forces. Weapons that must be registered are any items capable of firing a projectile (firearms), excluding pellet guns and air soft guns. Although each military installation has its own set of regulations regarding privately owned weapons most follow guidelines similar to the one here. Once a military member has arrived, their privately owned weapons must be registered within 72 hours. Airmen or dependents are allowed to register their weapons as long as the necessary signatures are provided with the correct paperwork. If living in the dormitories or staying in temporary lodging facilities, privately owned weapons should be taken to the security forces armory. There the weapon(s) will be stored and the member will be given an AF Form 1314, which must be signed by their commander within 72 hours. Once the AF Form 1314 has been signed by their commander, they will need to get a copy of their DD Form 2760, which is a qualification to possess firearms or ammunition out of their personnel records. Both of these forms will then need to be returned to the security forces armory. If residing in base housing, Airmen should start by having their commander sign an AF Form 1314 with all their weapons listed. They will also need to get a copy of their DD Form 2760 to take to the Visitors Center. At the visitor's center they will fill out a locally devised form to detail specific information about their weapon to be entered into the Security Forces Management Information System database. To add additional weapons, the same steps will need to be followed. If departing from the base and privately owned weapons are stored at the security forces armory, Airmen will need to coordinate their departure with armory personnel. Base housing residents will need to visit the visitor's center during outprocessing to remove their privately owned weapons from the Security Forces Management Information System database. If personnel are no longer responsible for a weapon or have weapons which need to be removed from the database, go to the Visitor's Center to inform security forces personnel who will perform the correct procedures to ensure that your information is deleted. Consequences for not properly registering privately owned weapons range from a warning to apprehension depending on the situation. "You risk your weapons being seized and possibly destroyed," said Tech. Sgt. Cory Coughlin, non-commissioned officer in charge of pass and registration at the Visitor's Center. Judicial and non-judicial punishment within their unit is also a possible consequence. "We know there are many weapons on the base that have not been registered or are missing from the database," said Sergeant Coughlin. "Our goal is to educate Airmen and their dependents to get as many privately owned weapons registered as possible." "There are also many other weapons that are not allowed in dormitories," said Sergeant Coughlin. "The items excluded from the dormitories become the particular unit's responsibility, not security forces. Therefore, each unit should have a storage area for items such as swords, knives, martial arts weapons and other non-projectile based weapons." The security forces armory is located in building 5006 located at 1010 Vermont Garrison Street. For more information on registering weapons with the security forces armory contact Tech. Sgt. Anthony Rice at 722-2506. For information on registering weapons for storage in base housing, contact Sergeant Coughlin at 722-1346.