119th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 961 — Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act

“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.”

Crime and law enforcement

Introduced Mar 11, 2025

Last action Mar 11, 2025

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Mar 11, 2025

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Referred

Mar 11, 2025

the Judiciary

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Committee

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

This 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 memb...

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Mar 11, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.