A bill to safeguard military personnel on Armed Forces military installations by repealing bans on military personnel carrying firearms, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-1823
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2015-07-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Defense

Firearms and explosives

Military command and structure

Military facilities and property

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill 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." </p> <p>Any provision in any other law, rule, regulation, or executive order that prohibits military personnel trained in firearms use from carrying a firearm on a military installation or Department of Defense (DOD) site within the United States shall have no further force or effect and may not be enforced.</p> <p> Military personnel shall not be prohibited from carrying firearms on military installations or DOD sites. </p> <p>DOD or the commander of a military installation may prohibit a member of the Armed Forces, on a case-by-case basis, from carrying firearms on the military installation or DOD site if necessary to prevent the member from committing bodily harm to the member or others. </p> <p>DOD and the Secretaries of the military departments shall not reinstate the firearm bans repealed in this Act or enact similar firearms restrictions.</p> <p> The President shall not take any executive action or promulgate any rule, or issue any executive order or regulation, to prohibit military personnel from carrying firearms.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1823 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2015 Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To safeguard military personnel on Armed Forces military installations by repealing bans on military personnel carrying firearms, and for other purposes.

1. Repeal of laws and regulations disarming firearms-trained military personnel and prohibition on reimposing bans on military personnel carrying firearms (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) In the attack on the Armed Forces Recruitment Center in Times Square in 2008, the attack on Fort Hood in 2009, the attack at the United States Military Recruiting Office in Little Rock in 2009, the attack at the Pentagon in 2010, the attack at the Washington Navy Yard in 2013, and the United States Army and Marine Corps Chattanooga shootings in 2015, military personnel were unable to carry firearms and respond with force. (2) Military personnel are trained in the use of firearms, with live-fire qualification and use-of-force training. (3) Military personnel are entrusted with firearms and other weapons in the defense of the United States. (4) Gun-free zones on military installations and Department of Defense sites such as military recruitment centers are vulnerable targets. (b) Repeal of laws and regulations disarming military personnel (1) Repeal Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act— (A) Army Regulation 190–14, issued on March 12, 1993, is repealed; (B) Department of Defense Directive Number 5210.56, issued on February 25, 1992, as modified on April 1, 2011, and by any subsequent modification, is repealed; and (C) any other prohibition in law, rule, regulation or Executive order that prohibits military personnel from carrying a firearm on a military installation or Department of Defense site within the United States, including section 1585 of 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), shall have no further force or effect and may not be enforced. (2) Use of firearms (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act, military personnel shall not be prohibited from carrying firearms on military installations or Department of Defense sites. Military personnel carrying firearms shall adhere to CJCSI 3121.01B, Standing Rules of Engagement and Standing Rules for the Use of Force for the U.S. Forces (13 June 2005) with respect to the use of firearms on military installations and Department of Defense sites. (B) Exception The commander of a military installation or Department of Defense may prohibit a member of the Armed Forces, on a case-by-case basis, from carrying firearms on the military installation or Department of Defense site if the commander determines that the prohibition with respect to the member is necessary to prevent the member from committing bodily harm to the member or others. (c) Prohibition on military personnel gun bans (1) Department of defense The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments shall not reinstate the firearm bans referred to in subsection (b) or enact similar restrictions 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 military personnel from carrying firearms. (d) Reporting requirement Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the actions taken to ensure compliance with this section. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Department of Defense sites includes— (A) recruitment centers; and (B) Department of Defense facilities or assets that— (i) lack or do not meet existing force protection and physical security standards as described in Department of Defense Directive 5200.08–R, April 9, 2007, regarding physical protection of Department of Defense personnel, installations, operations, and related resources; and (ii) do not meet Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors to enhance security, increase Government efficiency, reduce identity fraud, and protect personal privacy by establishing a mandatory, Government-wide standard for secure and reliable forms of identification issued by the Federal Government to its employees and contractors (including contractor employees). (2) The term military personnel means members of the Armed Forces, including members of the reserve components, who— (A) are serving at a duty station on a military installation of the Department of Defense or a Department of Defense site; and (B) are trained by the Armed Forces in the use of firearms.