State Regulations
FL H103 – Would remove license requirement to carry a concealed firearm and revise provisions relating to the carry of concealed firearms by nonresidents. | Bill Details
FL S402 – Would require the Department of Law Enforcement to enter certain orders affecting a person’s ability to purchase a firearm into the Florida Crime Information Center database and maintain a database of persons who are prohibited from purchasing a firearm. | Bill Details
IL HB4156 – Titled the “Firearms Dealer and Importer Liability Act;” would hold any manufacturer, importer or dealer of a firearm liable for any bodily injury or death if the bodily injury or death results from the unlawful discharge of the firearm in the state. | Bill Details
MI HB5312 – Would remove license requirement to purchase, carry, possess or transport a pistol and require all purchase permit records be destroyed. | Bill Details
NY A8262 – Would create a 5-hour course on the safe and legal storage, use and transportation of firearms, rifles and shotguns and require individuals obtain a certificate of completion before purchasing a firearm or ammunition. | Bill Details
PA SB855 – Would create a firearm safety training course and require individuals obtain a certificate to purchase, sell, deliver, loan or transfer a firearm. | Bill Details
WI AB518 – Would remove DOJ state authorization requirement for an out-of-state resident to go armed with a concealed weapon, provided the individual has a valid license issued by another state. | Bill Details
WI SB570 – Would provide a limitation on liability for firearm, firearm accessory, and ammunition manufacturers, distributors, importers, trade associations, sellers and dealers for damages relating to (1) the lawful design, manufacture, marketing, or sale of a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition, and (2) the criminal or unlawful use of a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition by a third party. | Bill Details
Federal Regulations
US HR4953 – Titled the “National Firearms Amendments Act of 2021;” would amend the NFA definition of “firearm” to include “a semiautomatic rifle or shotgun that has the capacity to accept a detachable ammunition feeding device” and require all such firearms be registered as part of the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. | Bill Details
US HR5080 – Titled the “Secure Background Checks Act of 2021;” would prohibit individuals who fail to meet age and residential requirements, and are not subject to exceptions, from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms and ammunition. | Bill Details
US HR5245 – Titled the “Gun Trafficker Detection Act;” would require non-licensed individuals report the theft or loss of a firearm within 48 hours through a web-based electronic portal. | Bill Details
US HR5273 – Titled the “Gun Safety Board and Research Act;” would establish the Gun Safety Board to conduct research and educate the public about firearm violence. | Bill Details
US HR5436 – Titled the “Gun Suicide Prevention Act;” would prohibit the sale of a firearm unless the firearm or packaging carries a label with suicide prevention messaging in English and Spanish and the phone number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. | Bill Details
US S2725 – Titled the “Accountability for Online Firearms Marketplaces Act of 2021;” would amend Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to remove immunity for online firearms marketplaces, holding providers liable for third-party content. | Bill Details
US S2908 – Titled the “Safety Enhancements for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective (SECURE) Firearm Storage Act;” would require FFL manufacturers, importers and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records and business premises. | Bill Details
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Previous Update: June–July 2021
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