Bill > HR8680

This bill, titled the "Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026," amends a previous law, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, to create a "rebuttable presumption" in favor of allowing members of the Armed Forces to carry their personal firearms on military installations. A "rebuttable presumption" means that unless there's a valid reason to deny it, the authorization to carry a firearm should be granted. Specifically, the bill states that when considering whether to authorize a service member to carry a firearm they own while on a military installation but not actively on duty, the default decision should be to allow it. If authorization is denied, the denial must be in writing and clearly explain the specific, objective reasons for the refusal.