Federal law currently ties gun purchases and background checks to where you live, but the definition of "residence" doesn't account for people who split time between states or don't have a fixed address. This bill would let military members and their spouses claim both their duty-station state and their commuting state as their state of residence for firearms purposes. It also extends the same flexibility to anyone who maintains a home in more than one state, and allows people without a physical address to use a P.O. box. The aim is to make sure lawful gun buyers aren't tripped up by technicalities about where they live.
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
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-03-11
- Date Added
- 2026-03-30