Bill > S3407

This bill, the Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2023, proposes a comprehensive set of measures to address gun violence in the United States. Some of the key provisions include: Firearm Licensing: The bill would require individuals to obtain a federal firearm owner's license to purchase or possess firearms and ammunition, with certain exceptions. States could also establish qualifying firearm licensing requirements in lieu of the federal license. Background Check Reform: The bill would enact universal background checks for all firearm transfers, with limited exceptions, and extend the time period for completing background checks from 3 business days to 7 business days. Firearm Possession: The bill would prohibit individuals subject to domestic violence protection orders or who are fugitives from justice from possessing firearms, and increase the minimum age for purchasing firearms and ammunition to 21. Extreme Risk Protection Orders: The bill would establish a federal grant program to incentivize states to enact laws allowing extreme risk protection orders, which can temporarily prohibit individuals deemed dangerous from accessing firearms. Assault Weapons and Silencers Ban: The bill would ban the manufacture, sale, transfer, and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, with some exceptions, as well as firearm silencers and mufflers. Firearm Trafficking: The bill would prohibit individuals from purchasing more than one firearm in a 30-day period, with certain exceptions, and increase penalties for making false statements in connection with firearm purchases. Dealer Reform: The bill would impose new security, inspection, and background check requirements on federally licensed firearms dealers. Industry Reform: The bill would repeal provisions that currently shield the firearms industry from civil liability lawsuits and apply consumer product safety laws to firearms. The bill also authorizes funding for community violence intervention programs and firearms safety research.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3407/all-info