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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3146 

To safeguard military and civilian personnel on military bases by repealing 

bans on military personnel carrying firearms, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 21, 2015 

Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To safeguard military and civilian personnel on military 

bases by repealing bans on military personnel carrying 

firearms, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Base Self5 Defense Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS DISARMING 

2 FIREARMS-TRAINED MILITARY PERSONNEL 

3 AND PROHIBITION ON REIMPOSING BANS ON 

4 MILITARY PERSONNEL CARRYING FIREARMS. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) The term ‘‘firearms’’ means only handguns. 

7 (2) The term ‘‘military personnel’’ means all 

8 members of the Armed Forces who are trained by 

9 the Armed Forces in the use of firearms. 

10 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find11 ings: 

12 (1) In both the Fort Hood and Navy Yard 

13 shootings, military personnel unable to carry fire14 arms by the military gun bans were unable to stop 

15 the shooters. 

16 (2) Military personnel are trained in firearms 

17 use and are prepared to protect and defend the 

18 United States at all times. 

19 (3) Military personnel are entrusted with fire20 arms and other weapons in the defense of the 

21 United States. 

22 (4) Gun free zones attract mass-murderers. The 

23 Aurora, Colorado, shooter selected the single theater 

24 in the area that banned concealed-carry. 

25 (5) Following the Fort Hood terrorist attack, 

26 the world—including the Navy Yard shooter— 


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1 learned that post-gun-ban military bases are inad2 equately defended targets. Such shootings may hap3 pen again as long as military personnel are dis4 armed. 

5 (c) REPEAL OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS DISARMING

6 FIREARMS-TRAINED MILITARY PERSONNEL.— 

7 (1) REPEAL.—Effective on the date of the en8 actment of this Act— 

9 (A) Army Regulation 190–14, issued on 

10 March 12, 1993, is repealed; and 

11 (B) Department of Defense Directive 

12 Number 5210.56, issued on November 1, 2001, 

13 as modified on January 24, 2002, and by any 

14 subsequent modification, is repealed. 

15 (2) EFFECT OF OTHER FIREARM BANS.—Effec16 tive on the date of the enactment of this Act, any 

17 provision in any other law, rule, regulation, or Exec18 utive order that prohibits military personnel trained 

19 in firearms from carrying officially issued or person20 ally owned firearms on military bases shall have no 

21 force or effect with regard to such military per22 sonnel, and such military personnel shall not be pro23 hibited from carrying officially issued or personally 

24 owned firearms on military bases. This paragraph 

25 includes the relevant provisions in section 1585 of 


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1 title 10, United States Code (relating to carrying of 

2 firearms), section 922 of title 18, United States 

3 Code (relating to unlawful acts), and part 108.11 of 

4 title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to 

5 carriage of weapons). 

6 (d) PROHIBITION ON MILITARY PERSONNEL GUN

7 BANS.— 

8 (1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—The Sec9 retary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 

10 departments shall not reinstate the firearm bans re11 ferred to in subsection (c) or enact similar restric12 tions prohibiting or restricting military personnel 

13 from carrying firearms. 

14 (2) PRESIDENT.—The President shall not take 

15 any executive action or promulgate any rule or issue 

16 any Executive order or regulation to prohibit mili17 tary personnel from carrying firearms. 

18 (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 

19 Defense shall submit to Congress, not later than 90 days 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report de21 scribing the actions taken to ensure compliance with this 

22 section. 

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