Bill > HR4238

This bill, the Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2021 (MASS Act), aims to provide grants to states to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Defining key terms such as "covered license" (firearms license or firearms dealer license), "prohibited individual" (someone categorically ineligible for a covered license), and "thorough background check" (a federal and state background check that may include fingerprints). 2. Authorizing the Assistant Attorney General to make grants to states to implement or maintain firearms and firearms dealer licensing requirements, which must include elements such as licensing for firearm and ammunition purchases and possession, licensing requirements for firearms dealers, background checks and suitability determinations for license applicants, and processes for revoking, suspending, or denying licenses. 3. Requiring states to establish standards for identifying prohibited individuals, including consideration of factors like criminal history, mental health, and domestic violence history. 4. Allowing states to establish separate ammunition dealer licensing requirements with the same elements as the firearms dealer license. 5. Requiring states to report on their use of the grant funds and their progress in implementing the required licensing elements.