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 Here’s a scenario that should make every gun owner’s blood boil. A 22-year-old Oklahoma National Guard member, sent to Washington, D.C., to support President Trump’s crime-fighting effort, now finds himself facing charges. His alleged offense? Carrying a firearm.

What Happened
The Associated Press reports that Spec. Jakob Noonan was arrested Monday, September 29, after U.S. Park Police found a handgun during a traffic stop. Noonan was riding with a fellow Guard member in a Honda SUV when officers pulled the vehicle over for an expired tag.

According to a U.S. Park Police statement, the officer noticed an empty holster in the back of the vehicle and asked whether a firearm was present. Noonan confirmed there was. At the time, he was off duty, out of uniform, and driving his personal vehicle. He told the officer the firearm was registered in Oklahoma — an open-carry, permitless-carry state — and that he was temporarily living in the capital as part of the National Guard operation. A records check confirmed he had no valid District of Columbia concealed-carry permit.

Noonan was charged with carrying a pistol without a license and had his first court appearance in D.C. Superior Court the same day. Notably, his arrest marks the second time in two months that a member of the task force has been arrested — the deployment itself has been contentious since Trump launched it in August 2025 under an emergency crime declaration.

A Joint Task Force-District of Columbia spokesperson told Task & Purpose on Saturday that it knew about the service member’s arrest.

“JTF-DC service members are expected to maintain high standards of professionalism and conduct at all times. This matter will be addressed in accordance with established policies and procedures,” the spokesperson said, pointing further questions toward the Metropolitan Police Department.

The Legal Absurdity
Here’s where it gets ridiculous. In his home state of Oklahoma, Noonan can legally carry without any permit. While he’s on the clock in D.C., he can lawfully carry a handgun or a service rifle. But to lawfully keep a gun in his personal vehicle in the District — one that isn’t locked up, unloaded, and inaccessible — he’d need a D.C. carry permit under the licensing scheme the D.C. Circuit struck down in Wrenn v. District of Columbia back in 2017, before the District rewrote it with new procedural barriers that are just as effective at keeping non-residents out.........https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/oklahoma-national-guardsman-arrested-dc-handgun/