Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act
- Bill Number
- S. 961
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-03-11: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Last Updated
- 2025-12-05T21:41:33Z
Official Summary
Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act
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 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.
Sponsor
Cosponsors (11)
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL], Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]
Recent Actions
- 2025-03-11: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2025-03-11: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act — issued 2025-03-11 — PDF (3 pages)