Bans new assault weapons and large magazines, requiring background checks for private sales of existing ones.
This bill would ban the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, and possession of newly made semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. It would also require background checks for private sales of existing (grandfathered) assault weapons and mandate secure storage for these weapons if prohibited individuals are present.
Today, there are no federal bans on making, selling, or owning semiautomatic assault weapons or large capacity ammunition feeding devices. Private sales of these weapons between unlicensed people do not require a federal background check. If this bill becomes law, newly made semiautomatic assault weapons would be banned from import, sale, manufacture, transfer, and possession. Large capacity ammunition feeding devices (holding over 10 rounds) would also be banned. Private sales of existing (grandfathered) semiautomatic assault weapons would require a background check through a licensed dealer.
S 1531 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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