Bill > S1531

This bill, titled the "Assault Weapons Ban of 2025," aims to regulate assault weapons by comprehensively defining and restricting semiautomatic firearms, large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and certain firearm components. The bill provides detailed definitions of semiautomatic assault weapons, including specific characteristics like pistol grips, threaded barrels, and detachable ammunition feeding devices, and lists numerous specific firearm models that would be classified as assault weapons. It would make it unlawful to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess such weapons, with exceptions for law enforcement, military, and certain grandfathered weapons owned before the law's enactment. The bill also requires background checks for transfers of grandfathered weapons, allows Byrne grant funding to be used for weapon buy-back programs, and includes provisions for penalties for violations. Importantly, the bill includes a severability clause, meaning that if any part of the law is found unconstitutional, the rest of the law would remain in effect. The legislation seeks to balance public safety concerns with Second Amendment rights by providing specific exemptions and grandfather clauses for existing weapon owners.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1531/all-info