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HR 3146 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of Defense Firearms and explosives Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents

Military Base Self-Defense Act

Introduced: July 21, 2015 Introduced by: Perry, Scott Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Sep 8, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 21, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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Military Base Self-Defense Act

Repeals: (1) Army Regulation 190-14, entitled "Carrying of Firearms and Use of Force for Law Enforcement and Security Duties"; and (2) Department of Defense Directive Number 5210.56, entitled "Use of Deadly Force and the Carrying of Firearms by DOD Personnel Engaged in Law Enforcement and Security Duties."

Nullifies any provision in any other law, rule, regulation, or executive order that prohibits military personnel trained in firearms from carrying officially issued or personally owned firearms on military bases.

Prohibits: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Secretaries of the military departments from reinstating the firearm bans repealed in this Act or enacting similar restrictions; and (2) the President from taking any executive action, promulgating any rule, or issuing any executive order or regulation to prohibit military personnel from carrying firearms.

What's happening now September 8, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Babin, Brian
Texas · Sep 11, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3146: Military Base Self-Defense Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3146/
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"H.R. 3146: Military Base Self-Defense Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3146/.
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H.R. 3146, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3146/.
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