Under current federal gun law, your "state of residence" determines where you can legally buy firearms — but the definition has been fuzzy, especially for people who split time between states. This bill would clarify that you're a resident of any state where you maintain a home while you're present there, and active-duty military members would count as residents of both their duty station state and the state where they actually live. It also creates a new option for people without a fixed physical address to use a P.O. box or private mailbox address for background checks. The changes are mainly about removing legal gray areas for lawful gun owners who travel or live in multiple states.
Congressional Summary
Traveler's Gun Rights ActThis bill broadens the scope of allowable firearms transactions involving active duty servicemembers and their spouses and individuals who do not have a residence in any state.Currently, federal firearms laws generally prohibit a federal firearms licensee (e.g., a gun dealer) from selling or delivering a firearm to an individual whose state of residence is different than the state where the licensee's place of business is located.This bill defines the term state of residence as the state in which an individual is present with an intention of making a home.In the case of an individual who does not have a physical residence in any state, the term state of residence means the address of the individual's private mailbox or post office box.In the case of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty, or his or her spouse, the term state of residence means (1) the state in which the member's permanent duty station is located, and (2) the state where the member maintains a place of abode from which he or she commutes to the permanent duty station.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-03-11
- Date Added
- 2026-03-30
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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