May 7, 2026
Mr. Crank introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026
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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—
(1)
by inserting (a) Establishment.—
before Not later
; and
(2)
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.