Bill > HR2282

This bill, the Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act, seeks to repeal certain restrictions on the use and availability of firearm-related data and records. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Repealing the Tiahrt Amendments, which previously prevented the collection and use of valuable information related to illegal gun trafficking and gun crimes, and impeded law enforcement's ability to effectively enforce gun laws. 2. Eliminating the prohibition on processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests about arson, explosives incidents, or firearm traces. 3. Repealing the limitations on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from requiring annual inventory audits of gun shops. 4. Eliminating the prohibition on the consolidation or centralization of firearm acquisition and disposition records maintained by Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) within the Department of Justice. 5. Repealing the requirement to destroy Instant Criminal Background Check records within 24 hours. The overall aim of this bill is to remove impediments to the administration and enforcement of firearms laws, with the goal of providing law enforcement and the public with more comprehensive data and information to support efforts to prevent illegal gun trafficking and gun-related crimes.