--- kind: "range" citation: "16 U.S.C. §§ 1–12" title: "16" from: "1" to: "12" count: 55 release: "119-102" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/1..12" --- # [§1. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992, eff. Sept. 1, 1948 — repealed] # [§1a–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–2. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–3. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–4. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–5. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–6. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–7. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–7a. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # §1a–7b. Protection of right of individuals to bear arms - (a) **Congressional findings—** Congress finds the following: - (1) The 2d amendment to the Constitution provides that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”. - (2) [Section 27.42 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations](/cfr/50/27.42.md), provides that, except in special circumstances, citizens of the United States may not “possess, use, or transport firearms on national [wildlife refuges](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6)” of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. - (3) The regulations described in [paragraph (2)](#a-2) prevent individuals complying with Federal and [State](/usc/16/6456.md?p=2) laws from exercising the 2d amendment rights of the individuals while at [units](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Wildlife Refuge](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6) [System](/usc/16/668ee.md?p=14). - (4) The existence of different laws relating to the transportation and possession of firearms at different [units](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Wildlife Refuge](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6) [System](/usc/16/668ee.md?p=14) entrapped law-abiding gun [owners](/usc/16/429b–3.md?p=4) while at [units](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Wildlife Refuge](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6) [System](/usc/16/668ee.md?p=14). - (5) Although the Bush administration issued new regulations relating to the 2d amendment rights of law-abiding citizens in [units](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Wildlife Refuge](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6) [System](/usc/16/668ee.md?p=14) that went into effect on January 9, 2009— - (A) on March 19, 2009, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction with respect to the implementation and enforcement of the new regulations; and - (B) the new regulations— - (i) are under review by the Obama administration; and - (ii) may be altered. - (6) Congress needs to weigh in on the new regulations to ensure that unelected bureaucrats and judges cannot again override the 2d amendment rights of law-abiding citizens on 90,790,000 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. - (7) Federal laws should make it clear that the 2d amendment rights of an individual at a [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Wildlife Refuge](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6) [System](/usc/16/668ee.md?p=14) should not be infringed. - (b) **Protection of right of individuals to bear arms in units of the National Wildlife Refuge System—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or functional firearm, in any [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Wildlife Refuge](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6) [System](/usc/16/668ee.md?p=14) if— - (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm; and - (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the [State](/usc/16/6456.md?p=2) in which the [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National [Wildlife Refuge](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=6) [System](/usc/16/668ee.md?p=14) is located. # [§1a–8. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–9. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–10. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–11. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–12. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–13. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1a–14. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1b. Repealed or Transferred — repealed] # [§1c. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1d. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1e. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1f. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1g. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1h. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1i. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§1j. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§2. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§3. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§3a. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§3b. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§4. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§5. Omitted — omitted] # [§6. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§6a. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–209, § 2, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 656 — repealed] # [§7. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(35), 65 Stat. 702 — repealed] # [§7a. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§7b. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§7c. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§7d. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§7e. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§8. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§8–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 85–767, § 2 [33], Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 919 — repealed] # [§8a. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§8b. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§8c. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§8d. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§8e. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§8f. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§9. Repealed. June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI, § 602(a)(12), 63 Stat. 400, eff. July 1, 1949; renumbered Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 6(a), (b), 64 Stat. 583 — repealed] # [§9a. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§10. Repealed. Pub. L. 91–383, § 10(a)(2), (3), as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1941 — repealed] # [§10a. Repealed. Pub. L. 91–383, § 10(a)(2), (3), as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1941 — repealed] # [§11. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed] # [§12. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 — repealed]