dc dalton
Pennsylvania


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This thread will be updated on a regular basis when new bills come in for Congress.

Note: We will only post legislation we feel is negative or positive, those new bills which don't actually effect your rights will not be included but you can always find them on the state legislation page.

To view proposed Congressional legislation click here

Starting off:

HB38 is the national reciprocity act of 2017 that would allow anyone from any state, and that had a license to carry a firearm, would be allowed to travel freely into other states.

HB34 would repeal all gun free zones at schools from federal law.

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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new today:

HB57 would require ATF to report to congress the amount of background checks that could not be completed within 3 business days and the transfer went through and then it was found the person was prohibited.

HB62 would require ATF to hire an additional 200 employees to supposedly reduce firearm crimes

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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New today:

HB509 would eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

HB256 would clarify that spouses of active military have the same rights to receive firearms on duty stations

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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New this week:

HB163 would repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

HJR40 strongly criticizes the use of social security information in the NICS database and states 'such rule shall have no force or effect'

SJR14 strongly criticizes the use of social security information in the NICS database and states 'such rule shall have no force or effect'

HR71 calls for a review of both the 'Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers' and the the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007

HB613 would allow corrections officers to carry firearms in all 50 states and would require prisons to set up a storage area for those that carry.

SB162 would gut Washington DC's restrictive firearm laws

SB159 would terminate 'operation choke point' which had been used against firearm dealers by banks

SB151 is a terrorist watch list bill that would require the sale or transfer of any firearm to anyone that has been investigated for terrorism within the last 10 years to be reported to the government. It would also allow the delay of a sale if a person has been investigated within the last 10 years. The scary part is this bill was introduced by Republican Marc Rubio

HB788 would provide funding for new ranges and expansion of existing ranges at federal parks and land

artbrownsr
Alaska
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SB151 is a terrorist watch list bill that would require the sale or transfer of any firearm to anyone that has been investigated for terrorism within the last 10 years to be reported to the government. It would also allow the delay of a sale if a person has been investigated within the last 10 years. The scary part is this bill was introduced by Republican Marc Rubio

I would expect this from a Schumer NOT Rubio.

That being said it STILL does not provide the legal due process for applying restrictions nor the appeal process for contesting the restrictions to an individul

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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New this week:

HB629 would prohibit a determination of prohibition to purchase firearms for mental health issues for veterans without an order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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New this week:

HB1045 would remove the prohibition on carrying firearms at a water resources development projects

HB1047 would require ATF to make video recordings of all firearm tests and make them available to the public

HB1079 would require schools to disclose their firearm policies in a public manner. Our question would be why?

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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New this week:

SB394 would treat spouses of military personnel the same in regards to firearm laws and residency requirement laws regarding firearms

HB1137 is meant to reverse the ban on re-importing firearms as curios and relics such as the M1 Garands that are sitting in South Korea

artbrownsr
Alaska
Posts: 29

Originally posted by dc dalton:

New this week:

HB629 would prohibit a determination of prohibition to purchase firearms for mental health issues for veterans without an order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority

This is similar to the "SSA Payee= incompetent reversal" that just got passed AND signed this week.

So I see this as doable 

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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New for Congress:

HB1181 would prevent the veteran's administration from labeling anyone as metally defective without a court order

SB446 is the long awaited national concealed carry reciprocity act

HB1278 is an attempt to make gun kits regulated the same as completed firearms

HB1417 would allow the National Law Enforcement Museum to 'acquire, receive, possess, collect, ship, transport, import, and display firearms'

SB533 is another ridiculous ghost gun bill put out by the usual gun illiterate Democrats

HB1475 would make gun intrastate trafficking illegal, something it most definitely already is

SB593 would expand firearm ranges on federal land to more places

HB1537 would repeal DC's restrictive firearm laws and would prohibit the mayor or city council from enacting any new firearm laws

SB618 would strengthen interstate transportation of firearm laws

HB1708 would require anyone wishing to purchase a firearm to have liability insurance

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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HB1692 is a ridiculous attempt to stop firearms from supposedly being shipped into Mexico. This is a solution looking for a problem.

HB1746 would ban carrying firearms in all areas of airports

HB1832 would waste 50 million dollars over 5 years by allowing the CDC to conduct firearm safety and gun violence research, something that was tried before and became a partisan nightmare.

HB2089 would regulate the sale of Five-Seven firearms and would require testing of handguns for their ability to penetrate body armor

HB2033 is another silly 'ghost gun' bill

SB834 would appropriate 60 million dollars over six years for the center for disease control to study gun violence and gun safety

HB2097 would prevent ATF from reclassifying ammunition as armor piercing

HB2098 would prevent the executive branch from executive orders that restrict 2nd amendment rights

HB2380 would require all firearms to be equipped with smart triggers within 10 years of the bills passage

HB2513 would allow retired and off duty police officers to carry firearms on school property

HR367 would create another taxpayer money wasting committee to 'study' gun violence

HR361 is another feel good Democrat resolution to support the national gun violence awareness day and month

SR179 is another feel good Democrat resolution to support the national gun violence awareness day and month

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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HB2561 would allow uniformed law enforcement officers to carry firearms in federal buildings

HB2620 would prohibit ATF from reclassifying ammo as armor piercing, reclassifying shotguns as destructive devices and would eliminate the 'sporting purposes' clause in regards to importation of firearms

SB1185 is very difficult to make out but it appears to make straw purchases of firearms doubly illegal

SB1212 would bully states into create gun violence protections orders

HR373 would designate June 2017 as 'gun violence awareness month' and urges congress to address gun violence

HB2598 would create 'gun violence' restraining orders

HB2670 is an attempt to expand prohibitions for firearms for misdemeanor crimes

HB2784 is another liberal feel good piece of legislation called the good neighbor gun dealer act that does literally nothing.

HB2909 would make carry permits from all states valid in the Washington DC

SB1324 would make anyone convicted of a misdemeanor hate or bias crime a prohibited person

HB2841 would make anyone convicted of a misdemeanor hate or bias crime a prohibited person

HB2951 would allow members of congress to carry firearms, but not lawful citizens

HB2940 would allow members of congress to carry firearms, but not lawful citizens

HB2945 would allow members of congress to carry firearms, but not lawful citizens

HCR66 is another ridiculous 'feel good' liberal idea designating June 21 as national ask day

HB2980 would protect up to $3000 of firearms in bankruptcy proceedings

HB3054 would provide an amnesty period for vets and their families to register firearms brought back from overseas prior to October 1968 with the NFA

SB1435 would provide an amnesty period for vets and their families to register firearms brought back from overseas prior to October 1968 with the NFA

HB3139 would remove suppressors from the NFA and would also preempt states from taking them

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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New this week:

SB1214 would prevent the EPA from regulation lead ammunition and other sporting good items that are made of lead

SB1505 would remove suppressors from the national firearms act

SB1541 would strike the year 1898 from the definition of an antique firearm and change to to be 100 years prior to the current year

HB3458 doesn't have any text yet but the description states 'To require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be capable of microstamping ammunition, and the prohibit the removal, obliteration, or alteration of the microstamped code or microstamping capability of a firearm.'

HB3464 also doesn't have text as of this posting but the description states 'To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check.'

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
Posts: 705

New this week:

HB3361 would require all gun dealers to to lock up all firearms when the business is not open either but strengthen rod through the trigger guards or in safes

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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HB3464 would require dealers to wait for background checks to complete before selling a firearm, no matter how long it takes

HB3458 would require all semi-auto handguns to be able to microstamp ammunition

HB3576 is a federal preemption bill that would stop state and local governments from enacting any firearm law more restrictive than federal law.

HB3613 would set up federal grants to states and gun dealers to hold gun buyback programs

HB3668 is a sportsman's bill that now contains the language to remove suppressors from the NFA registry

HB3790 would increase penalties for the theft of firearms from a gun dealer or a shooting range

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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SB202 would put in place permanent protections for social security beneficiaries protecting them from being deemed mentally defective just because they don't handle their own finances

SB1854 would increase penalties for theft of firearms from gun dealers

SB1915 would require firearms to be personalized

HB3947 would outlaw bump fire stocks and trigger cranks

SB1916 would outlaw bump fire stocks and trigger cranks

SB1945 is a high capacity magazine ban

SB1923 would prevent the transfer of a firearm by a dealer to the buyer until the background check has completed, no matter how long it takes

HB3962 would stop all ammunition sales that are not completed in person. It would also require dealers to report anyone that purchases more then 1000 rounds of ammunition within a 5 day period

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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HB3986 would require all firearms manufactured in the US to include personalization technology

HB4057 is another terrorist watch list prohibition bill

HB4052 is a high capacity magazine ban bill

HB3984 is an attempt to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

HB3987 would require a $1 per background check to be charged by gun dealers with that money then being sent to the attorney general to fund 'gun violence' research

HB3998 is another terrorist watch list bill for firearm sales

HB4025 would require gun dealers to report anyone that buys more than 2 firearms within 5 days

HB4018 would require a 3 day waiting period for handgun sales

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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HB3999 would ban all parts that would increase the rate of fire of a rifle

HB4064 would require a license to sell binary explosives and would set a maximum allowable purchase amount

SB1992 would require gun dealers to secure all firearms and records when the business is not open with fines for non-compliance between $1000 and $10000 along with possible suspension of the dealers license

SB2009 is a universal background check bill

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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HB4153 is a ridiculous to get federal agencies, and agents to be required to keep all firearms locked up when not in use and to push for smart gun technology

HB4168 would require bump fire stocks to be classified as NFA items

HB4183 would cut off grants to states that fail to report domestic violence restraining orders to the NICS system

HB4192 would bribe states with federal grants to enforce policies to take away firearms from those under protection orders

SB2044 would expand the list of prohibited persons related to domestic abuse and domestic abuse orders

SB2045 would bribe states with federal grants to enforce policies to take away firearms from those under protection orders

HB4186 would expand the list of prohibited persons related to domestic abuse and domestic abuse orders

HB4240 is a stupidly long, made to be as confusing as possible, bill that appears to reenact the NICS Improvement act by once again dangling money in front of states and then refusing it if they don't meet the federal governments standards

HB4268 would create a 7 day waiting period before a purchase can be completed for any semi-auto firearm, armor piercing ammunition or large capacity magazine. It would also apply to suppressors which now take about a year to get ... stupid Democrat nonsense

dc dalton
Pennsylvania
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HB4142 is basically blackmail by the federal government over the states forcing them to make sure firearms are seized from individuals charged with certain offenses and / or subject to a protection of order. The ffederal government would withold grants funds until such a time as the states comply.

SB2095 is another Diane Fienstein 'assault weapons' ban

SB2094 would require the military to report instances of domestic abuse to the FBI, it would also extend grants to the states to further reporting of prohibited crimes to the FBI

HB4342 would basically make any firearm dealer, manufacturer or importer a prohibited person that must transfer all firearm inventory to another dealer even if the reason for the revocation of their license wasn't because they were prohibited. (in other words their license could be revoked for improper paperwork yet they would still need to transfer all firearms to another dealer)

HB4365 would require all branches of the military to reports domestic violence convictions to the FBI to be included in the NICS system

HB4344 would 'bribe' states to get mental health professionals to submit information about people they deem as dangerous in direct violation of HIPPA laws

HB4433 would require the department of homeland security to secure firearms when not in use, talk about a waste of taxpayer money

SB2135 would require federal agencies to report crimes to the NICS system under a system that is very similar to Obama's requirement for the social security administration to report people. Agencies, not the courts would make people prohibited

SB2150 is an attempt to regulate the entire 'toy firearm' market with  inane requirements imposed on these manufacturers

SB2161 would make selling or shipping 2 or more firearms to a person 'you should know' is prohibited a felony

HB4477 would require federal agencies to report crimes to the NICS system under a system that is very similar to Obama's requirement for the social security administration to report people. Agencies, not the courts would make people prohibited