United States 115th Congress Status: In Committee 12 R cosponsors

S 394 — Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a licensed gun dealer, importer, or manufacturer to sell or ship a firearm to the spouse of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty. (Current law already allows a licensed dealer, importer, or manufacturer to sell a firearm to a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty.) The bill also specifies that, for purposes of federal firearms laws, a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty, or his or her spouse, is a resident of the state in which: (1) the member or spouse maintains legal residence, (2) the permanent duty station of the member is located, and (3) the member maintains a home from which he or she commutes to the permanent duty station.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill expands the rights of members of the Armed Forces and their spouses concerning the receipt of firearms and clarifies their residency status for firearms laws.

  • 18 U.S.C. § 925(a)(3)

    members, → members and spouses,

    The amendment allows both members of the Armed Forces and their spouses to receive firearms at the duty station.

  • 18 U.S.C. § 925(a)(3)

    members or → members, spouses, or

    This change clarifies that the rights extend to spouses in addition to members for receipt of firearms.

  • 18 U.S.C. § 925(a)(3)

    member or → member, spouse, or

    This expands the description to include spouses related to firearm receipt.

  • 18 U.S.C. § 925(a)(3)

    or to → , or to the spouse of such a member,

    This explicitly acknowledges the spouse’s rights in relation to firearm receipt.

  • 18 U.S.C. § 921(b)

    the State in which the member maintains legal residence; → the State in which the member or spouse maintains legal residence;

    This clarifies that both the member and spouse can be considered residents for firearms law purposes.

  • 18 U.S.C. § 921(b)

    the State in which the permanent duty station of the member is located; → the State in which the permanent duty station of the member or spouse is located;

    This ensures that spouses are recognized in residency determination related to duties.

  • 18 U.S.C. § 921(b)

    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. → the State in which the member or spouse maintains a place of abode from which the member or spouse commutes each day to the permanent duty station of the member.

    This aligns the residency definitions for both members and spouses for commuting.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 394 do?
Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a licensed gun dealer, importer, or manufacturer to sell or ship a firearm to the spouse of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty. (Current law already allows a licensed dealer, importer, or manufacturer to sell a firearm to a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty.) The bill also specifies that, for purposes of federal firearms laws, a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty, or his or her spouse, is a resident of the state in which: (1) the member or spouse maintains legal residence, (2) the permanent duty station of the member is located, and (3) the member maintains a home from which he or she commutes to the permanent duty station.
Who sponsors S 394?
S 394 is sponsored by Thune, John (Republican), Inhofe, James M. (Republican), Crapo, Mike (Republican), Lankford, James (Republican), Rubio, Marco (Republican), Graham, Lindsey (Republican), Gardner, Cory (Republican), Enzi, Michael B. (Republican), Cassidy, Bill (Republican), Ernst, Joni (Republican), Cruz, Ted (Republican), and Rounds, Mike (Republican).
What is the current status of S 394?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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