HR 8680
Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026
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Bill overview
This bill aims to make it easier for members of the Armed Forces to carry personal firearms on military installations. It establishes a ‘rebuttable presumption’ that a member *is* authorized to carry a firearm while off-duty and on the installation, center, or facility. However, military authorities can deny this authorization if they have a specific, documented reason for doing so. The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act to implement these changes.
Key provisions
- Establishes a rebuttable presumption in favor of authorizing Armed Forces members to carry personal firearms on military installations.
- The presumption applies when a member is off-duty and on the installation, center, or facility.
- Military authorities can deny authorization with a written explanation.
- The denial must include an objective and individualized basis for the decision.
Who is affected
- Members of the Armed Forces
- Military installations
- Military centers
- Military facilities
Notable changes
- Creates a legal presumption in favor of firearm carry authorization for off-duty service members.
- Requires a written denial of authorization with a specific justification.
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John J. McGuire
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 8680
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to establish a rebuttable presumption in favor of authorizing a member of the Armed Forces to carry a personal firearm on a military installation.
This Act may be cited as the Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026
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Section 526 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2672 note) is amended—
by inserting (a) Establishment.—
before Not later
; and
by adding at the end the following new subsections:
is on the installation, center, or facility; and
be in writing; and
include an objective, clearly describable, and individualized basis for such denial.