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HouseH.R. 2070119th Congress

Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2070 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2070

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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    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.
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