Pentagon to clarify arms regulations for personnel

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Pentagon unveiled plans on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) to grant military commanders more authority to arm servicemembers, one year after a deadly attack on military facilities in the southern United States.

The rampage at military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, prompted Congress to ask President Barack Obama’s administration to loosen current regulations that bar US soldiers from carrying arms off of their bases unless specifically assigned to do so for security reasons.