Perhaps cool it on your talking points and realize that America has a unique background with civilian firearm ownership and its what made and makes America what it is.

Trying to learn as much as I can and save $$$$ to put towards a property once I'm back in the civilian world.

The complete pack of muppets that inhabit that place blows my mind. 

Sorry, I was assuming you were a civilian federal employee and did not realize that you are military.

I don't want to get into a "fight" just saying there's a big difference between 24k (or 94k) per year base pay, and a civilian making 24k per year.

The coldest inhabited place in the world (in Siberia). -90F temps, -60F every year. 10 month winters, 3 week summers.

The downtown area of the city is flooded with homeless addicts, panhandling, breaking into cars, ruining the city for its responsible, tax-paying inhabitants.  

Yet more rain falls on the surface area of Tucson in a year than all of Tucson and all its inhabitants consume of municipal water in a year."

If the tenants you mean to move out are or are not illegal aliens/cancer patients/battered women or men/unicorns/whatever the lender requires you to inhabit the building, so you do it.

That being said, carrying a firearm isn't for most people because of local laws, but more commonly because their lack of dedication to training.I would suggest pepper spray or a taser.Pepper spray for civilians is available at the same levels that the police cary.Tasers for civilians use the same technology.