Bill > S367

This bill, called the "Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025," aims to prohibit the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of rifles capable of firing .50 caliber ammunition, with some specific exceptions. The bill would make it unlawful to handle such rifles in interstate or foreign commerce, though government entities and individuals who already legally possess these rifles before the law's enactment would be exempt. The legislation also requires owners of existing .50 caliber rifles to register them with the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record within 12 months of the law's implementation, without imposing a fee. Additionally, the bill expands federal firearm prohibitions to include significant foreign narcotics traffickers and certain foreign persons, modifies reporting requirements for multiple firearm sales to include rifles, and creates an exception to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act for manufacturers or sellers who knowingly engage in transactions prohibited under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. The primary goal appears to be preventing .50 caliber rifles from being used by drug cartels or other potentially dangerous international criminal organizations by creating stricter regulations and tracking mechanisms for these weapons.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/367/all-info