I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Base Self- 
Defense Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS DISARMING 
FIREARMS-TRAINED MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AND PROHIBITION ON REIMPOSING BANS ON 
MILITARY PERSONNEL CARRYING FIREARMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘firearms’’ means only handguns. 
(2) The term ‘‘military personnel’’ means all 
members of the Armed Forces who are trained by 
the Armed Forces in the use of firearms. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) In both the Fort Hood and Navy Yard 
shootings, military personnel unable to carry fire-
arms by the military gun bans were unable to stop 
the shooters. 
(2) Military personnel are trained in firearms 
use and are prepared to protect and defend the 
United States at all times. 
(3) Military personnel are entrusted with fire-
arms and other weapons in the defense of the 
United States. 
(4) Gun free zones attract mass-murderers. The 
Aurora, Colorado, shooter selected the single theater 
in the area that banned concealed-carry. 
(5) Following the Fort Hood terrorist attack, 
the world—including the Navy Yard shooter— 
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learned that post-gun-ban military bases are inad-
equately defended targets. Such shootings may hap-
pen again as long as military personnel are dis-
armed. 
(c) REPEAL OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS DISARMING 
FIREARMS-TRAINED MILITARY PERSONNEL.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Effective on the date of the en-
actment of this Act— 
(A) Army Regulation 190–14, issued on 
March 12, 1993, is repealed; and 
(B) Department of Defense Directive 
Number 5210.56, issued on November 1, 2001, 
as modified on January 24, 2002, and by any 
subsequent modification, is repealed. 
(2) EFFECT OF OTHER FIREARM BANS.—Effec-
tive on the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
provision in any other law, rule, regulation, or Exec-
utive order that prohibits military personnel trained 
in firearms from carrying officially issued or person-
ally owned firearms on military bases shall have no 
force or effect with regard to such military per-
sonnel, and such military personnel shall not be pro-
hibited from carrying officially issued or personally 
owned firearms on military bases. This paragraph 
includes the relevant provisions in section 1585 of 
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title 10, United States Code (relating to carrying of 
firearms), section 922 of title 18, United States 
Code (relating to unlawful acts), and part 108.11 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to 
carriage of weapons). 
(d) PROHIBITION ON MILITARY PERSONNEL GUN 
BANS.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE.—The Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 
departments shall not reinstate the firearm bans re-
ferred to in subsection (c) or enact similar restric-
tions prohibiting or restricting military personnel 
from carrying firearms. 
(2) PRESIDENT.—The President shall not take 
any executive action or promulgate any rule or issue 
any Executive order or regulation to prohibit mili-
tary personnel from carrying firearms. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Congress, not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report de-
scribing the actions taken to ensure compliance with this 
section. 
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