Federal Lands: Firearms in Visitor Areas
A house committee must act next: committee consideration.
This bill faces a tough path because gun control is a very divided issue in Congress. Without support from both parties, it is unlikely to pass the Senate.
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People already barred by law from possessing firearms, such as many with certain felony convictions, gain no new rights under this bill and remain prohibited from carrying on these lands. The bill explicitly preserves existing federal prohibitions for this group even as it loosens rules for everyone else.
“if the individual in possession of the firearm is not otherwise prohibited by law from such possession”
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym has introduced the Federal Lands Lawful Carry Act (H.R. 9719), which would allow legally permitted individuals to carry firearms inside buildings on federal lands, closing a "loophole" that currently requires visitors to disarm before entering facilities.
Legislation introduced by Congressmen Rudy Yakym and Pat Fallon aims to end the blanket ban on carrying firearms inside buildings on federal lands. The bill would harmonize firearm regulations between federal park buildings and the surrounding federal land where carry is often already legal.
Reps. Yakym and Fallon introduced the Federal Lands Lawful Carry Act to end the ban on firearms in federal buildings. The bill is supported by the NRA and Gun Owners of America, and aims to protect Second Amendment rights on public lands.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Federal Lands Lawful Carry Act
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