Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act
This bill changes federal gun laws to directly benefit spouses of active-duty military members stationed overseas. It amends laws to explicitly allow spouses to receive firearms or ammunition from their service-member spouses at overseas duty stations (previously only the service member could). It also updates residency rules so spouses are treated as residents of the state where their service member is stationed for firearm law purposes, rather than their home state. These changes simplify legal firearm access for military families living abroad and take effect 180 days after the bill becomes law.
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in committee
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Introduction
Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 11, 2025
Last action Mar 11, 2025
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Mar 11, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Mar 11, 2025
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Mike Rounds
RRepublican
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
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Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
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David McCormick
RRepublican
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James C. Justice
RRepublican
Co
James E. Risch
RRepublican
Co
John Hoeven
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
Co
Rick Scott
RRepublican
Co
Shelley Moore Capito
RRepublican
Co
Ted Budd
RRepublican
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