119 S961 IS: Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act U.S. Senate 2025-03-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 961IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Justice, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act.

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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.

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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..

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Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall apply to conduct engaged in after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.