Protect Military Families' Second Amendment

Summary#

This bill would change federal firearms rules so a member of the Armed Forces and that member's spouse have the same rights to receive firearms or ammunition at the member's duty station located outside the United States. It changes wording in 18 U.S.C. 925(a)(3) to include spouses and rewrites 18 U.S.C. 921(b) so an active-duty member or the member's spouse is treated as a resident of: (1) the State of their legal residence, (2) the State with the member's permanent duty station, or (3) the State where the member keeps a place of abode and commutes to the duty station. The changes apply to conduct that occurs after 180 days from the date the bill becomes law. The bill was introduced in the Senate on March 11, 2025, and referred to the Judiciary Committee.

What it means for you#

• If you are an active-duty service member or the spouse of one, the spouse would be allowed the same ability to receive firearms or ammunition at the member's duty station outside the United States as the member.
• The spouse would also be treated the same as the member for deciding which State counts as their residence under federal firearms rules.
• The bill text only covers receipt of firearms and residency definitions; it does not, on its face, change other federal firearms rules or state rules.

Expenses#

No publicly available information.

Proponents' View#

Sponsors listed in the bill metadata include Senator Mike Rounds and several cosponsors. No publicly available information on the sponsors' stated arguments or other proponents' views is included in the bill text or metadata provided.

Opponents' View#

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