Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Aug 5, 2015)
Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act
Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms to ship to the spouse of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty outside the United States or to clubs composed of such members and spouses, and authorizes such a spouse or club to receive, a firearm or ammunition generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes and intended for the personal use of such spouse or club.
Describes a member of the Armed Forces on active duty or a spouse of such member, for purposes of federal firearms provisions, as 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, or (3) the member maintains a place of abode from which the member commutes each day to the member's permanent duty station.
What just happenedAug 5, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateAug 5, 2015
- Aug 5, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Services Committee - Aug 5, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate