Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act
Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act
Plain Language Summary
# Summary: Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act **What it does:** This bill would expand gun sales rules for military families. Currently, active-duty service members stationed overseas can legally purchase firearms and ammunition from licensed dealers. The bill would extend this same right to their spouses.
It would also clarify residency rules for military members and their spouses under federal gun laws, allowing them to be considered residents of their home state, their duty station state, or where they maintain legal residence—whichever applies to their situation. **Who it affects:** Active-duty military service members and their spouses, particularly those stationed outside the United States. Licensed firearms dealers, importers, and manufacturers would also be affected by the expanded sales rules. **Current status:** The bill is currently in committee and has not yet been voted on by the full Senate. As proposed legislation, it would need committee approval and passage by both the Senate and House before becoming law.
CRS Official Summary
Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights ActThis bill broadens the scope of allowable firearms transactions involving active-duty service members and their spouses.Specifically, the bill allows a licensed gun dealer, importer, or manufacturer to sell or ship a firearm or ammunition to the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty outside the United States. Current law already allows a licensed dealer, importer, or manufacturer to sell or ship a firearm or ammunition to a member of the Armed Forces on active duty outside the United States.The bill also specifies that, for purposes of federal firearms laws, a member of the Armed Forces on active duty, or his or her spouse, is a resident of the state in which (1) the member or spouse maintains legal residence, (2) the permanent duty station of the member is located, and (3) the member maintains a home from which he or she commutes to the permanent duty station.
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.