Bill > HR4223

This bill, titled the "Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act," seeks to repeal several limitations on gun-related record-keeping and investigations, collectively known as the Tiahrt Amendments. The bill aims to improve law enforcement's ability to track and prevent illegal gun trafficking by removing restrictions that currently limit the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Specifically, the bill would allow the ATF and other law enforcement agencies to maintain and consolidate firearms acquisition and disposition records, process Freedom of Information Act requests related to firearm traces, require annual inventory audits of gun shops, and eliminate the requirement to destroy background check records within 24 hours. The bill's findings cite research suggesting these amendments have hindered efforts to understand and prevent gun crimes, noting that in 2020, over 165,000 people were shot in the United States, with firearm homicides increasing by 33% from the previous year. By repealing these limitations, the bill intends to provide law enforcement and researchers with more comprehensive data to develop more effective policies for preventing illegal gun trafficking and reducing gun-related violence.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4223/all-info