Bill > HR8907

This bill, the "Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2024," aims to reform federal firearms laws in several key ways: 1. It requires background checks for all firearm transfers between unlicensed individuals, with some exceptions for certain types of transfers like those between family members. It also requires licensed firearms dealers to facilitate these background checks. 2. It limits individuals to purchasing no more than one handgun per 30-day period, with some exceptions for law enforcement, military, and licensed collectors. 3. It establishes a grant program to encourage states and tribes to enact "extreme risk protection order" laws, which allow courts to temporarily prohibit individuals who pose a danger from accessing firearms. It also creates federal firearms prohibitions based on these state/tribal extreme risk protection orders. 4. It requires the reporting of lost or stolen firearms, imposes penalties for failing to do so, and provides funding incentives for law enforcement agencies to comply with reporting requirements. 5. It prohibits access to firearms by minors under 14 years old, with some exceptions, and expands prohibitions on firearm possession for individuals subject to certain domestic violence-related court orders or convicted of misdemeanor stalking crimes. Overall, the bill aims to enhance background check requirements, restrict certain high-risk firearm purchases, and establish new mechanisms to temporarily remove firearms from individuals deemed dangerous by the courts. The provisions are intended to help reduce gun violence in the United States.