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Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces and the spouse of that member shall have the same rights regarding the receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station of the member.
Summary
This bill amends federal firearms laws to extend certain exemptions to spouses of active-duty Armed Forces members, allowing them the same rights as members regarding receipt of firearms at military duty stations. The bill establishes that spouses can establish residency for firearms law purposes in the same way as active-duty members: either the state where legal residence is maintained, the state of the permanent duty station, or the state where they maintain a place of abode and commute from to the duty station. These changes take effect six months after enactment.
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- Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Mar 11, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 2025
Mr. Murphy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces and the spouse of that member shall have the same rights regarding the receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station of the member.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act”.
SEC. 2. RECEIPT OF FIREARM OR AMMUNITION BY SPOUSE OF MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES AT A DUTY STATION OF THE MEMBER OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
Section 925(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting “or to the spouse of such a member” before “or to”;
(2) by striking “members,” and inserting “members and spouses,”;
(3) by striking “members or” and inserting “members, spouses, or”; and
(4) by striking “member or” and inserting “member, spouse, or”.
SEC. 3. RESIDENCY OF SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO BE DETERMINED ON THE SAME BASIS AS THE RESIDENCY OF SUCH MEMBERS FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS.
Section 921(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(b) For purposes of this chapter, a member of the Armed Forces on active duty, or a spouse of such a member, is a resident of—
“(1) the State in which the member or spouse maintains legal residence;
“(2) the State in which the permanent duty station of the member is located; and
“(3) the State in which the member maintains a place of abode from which the member commutes each day to the permanent duty station of the member.”.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 6-month period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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