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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 3493
To amend 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 12, 2020
Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Mrs. LOEFFLER, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. TILLIS, Mrs.
HYDE-SMITH, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. BRAUN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr.
RUBIO, Mr. RISCH, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. CRAMER, Mr.
ENZI, Mr. THUNE, Ms. ERNST, and Mr. COTTON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To amend 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 Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Our Military
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Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act’’.
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SEC. 2. RECEIPT OF FIREARM OR AMMUNITION BY SPOUSE
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OF MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES AT A
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DUTY STATION OF THE MEMBER OUTSIDE
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THE UNITED STATES.
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Section 925(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘or to the spouse of such a
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member’’ before ‘‘or to’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘members,’’ and inserting
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‘‘members and spouses,’’;
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(3) by striking ‘‘members or’’ and inserting
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‘‘members, spouses, or’’; and
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(4) by striking ‘‘member or’’ and inserting
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‘‘member, spouse, or’’.
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SEC. 3. RESIDENCY OF SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF THE
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ARMED FORCES TO BE DETERMINED ON THE
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SAME BASIS AS THE RESIDENCY OF SUCH
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MEMBERS FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL FIRE-
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ARMS LAWS.
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Section 921 of title 18, United States Code, is
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amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(b) For purposes of this chapter, a member of the
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Armed Forces on active duty, or a spouse of such a mem-
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ber, is a resident of—
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‘‘(1) the State in which the member or spouse
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maintains legal residence;
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‘‘(2) the State in which the permanent duty
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station of the member is located; and
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‘‘(3) the State in which the member maintains
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a place of abode from which the member commutes
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each day to the permanent duty station of the mem-
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ber.’’.
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SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
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The amendments made by this Act shall apply to con-
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duct that occurs 180 days after the date of enactment of
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this Act.
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