Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026”.
Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026
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.
Sec. 2 Rebuttable presumption in favor of authorizing a member of the Armed Forces to carry a personal firearm on a military installation
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:
“(b) Presumption—In the process under subsection (a), there shall be a rebuttable presumption in favor of authorizing a member to carry a firearm owned by such member while the member—
“(1) is on the installation, center, or facility; and
“(2) is not performing duty at such installation, center, or facility.
“(c) Written denial—A denial of authorization pursuant to such process shall—
“(1) be in writing; and
“(2) include an objective, clearly describable, and individualized basis for such denial.”