HR 2070 United States House · 119th Congress

Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act

This bill clarifies that spouses of active-duty military members stationed overseas can legally receive firearms or ammunition at their spouse's duty station, which was previously unclear under federal law. It explicitly adds "spouses" to the list of people eligible to receive firearms under existing rules (18 U.S.C. § 925(a)(3)) and ensures spouses' residency for firearm laws is determined by the same rules as the service member (e.g., the state where the duty station is located). This directly affects military spouses living abroad, removing a barrier to legally possessing firearms at their overseas duty station. The bill makes no changes to gun ownership rights but adjusts how federal firearm laws apply to military families stationed outside the U.S.
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Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2025
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