S. 961

119 S961 IS: Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-11
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 961  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025   Mr. 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 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act  .
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 .
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.
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4.
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.