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16 U.S.C. § 1a–7b

Protection of right of individuals to bear arms

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 1a–7b, Protection of right of individuals to bear arms, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/442806
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Congress finds the following: Although the Bush administration issued new regulations relating to the 2d amendment rights of law-abiding citizens in units of the National Wildlife Refuge System that went into effect on January 9, 2009— the new regulations— The Secretary shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or functional firearm, in any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System if—

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.