H.R. 2259
Referred to CommitteeProtect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
6/1/2015 • House
Summary
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.
Introduced in House • 5/12/2015
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Originated in the House
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May 12, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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