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Traveler’s Gun Rights Act
2/1/2024, 3:30 PM
Summary of Bill HR 1508
Under the Traveler's Gun Rights Act, individuals who are legally allowed to possess a firearm in their home state would also be allowed to possess that firearm while traveling through other states. This would prevent law-abiding gun owners from inadvertently violating state laws regarding the transportation of firearms.
The bill also includes provisions to ensure that individuals traveling with firearms are not subject to unnecessary harassment or discrimination by law enforcement officers. It would require that law enforcement officers respect the rights of individuals traveling with firearms and not detain or search them solely because they are in possession of a firearm. Overall, the Traveler's Gun Rights Act seeks to protect the rights of gun owners while they are traveling between states and ensure that they are not unfairly targeted or penalized for exercising their Second Amendment rights. The bill is currently being debated in Congress and its ultimate fate remains uncertain.
Congressional Summary of HR 1508
Traveler's Gun Rights Act
This bill broadens the scope of allowable firearms transactions involving active duty service members 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 sell 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, then 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.
