To provide for the licensing of firearm and ammunition possession and the registration of firearms, and to prohibit the possession of certain ammunition.
“(a) In General.—The Attorney General, through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, shall establish a system for licensing the possession of firearms or ammunition in the United States, and for the registration with the Bureau of each firearm present in the United States.
“(b) Firearm Registration System.—
“(1) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—Under the firearm registration system, the owner of a firearm shall transmit to the Bureau—
“(A) the make, model, and serial number of the firearm, the identity of the owner of the firearm, the date the firearm was acquired by the owner, and where the firearm is or will be stored; and
“(B) a notice specifying the identity of any person to whom, and any period of time during which, the firearm will be loaned to the person.
“(2) DEADLINE FOR SUPPLYING INFORMATION.—The transmission required by paragraph (1) shall be made—
“(A) in the case of a firearm acquired before the effective date of this section, within 3 months after the effective date of this section; or
“(B) in the case of a firearm acquired on or after the effective date, on the date the owner acquires the firearm.
“(3) DATABASE.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall establish and maintain a database of all firearms registered pursuant to this subsection.
“(B) ACCESS.—The Attorney General shall make the contents of the database accessible to all members of the public, all Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities, all branches of the United States Armed Forces, and all State and local governments, as defined by the Bureau.
This bill requires you to provide, make, model, serial number, and location of storage to a database that is available to the public. Anyone in America would know the exact content of your gun safe and where it is located.
“(A) GENERAL LICENSE.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Attorney General shall issue to an individual a license to possess a firearm and ammunition if the individual—
“(i) has attained 21 years of age;
“(ii) after applying for the license—
“(I) undergoes a criminal background check conducted by the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, and the check does not indicate that possession of a firearm by the individual would violate subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 or State law;
“(II) undergoes a psychological evaluation conducted in accordance with paragraph (2), and the evaluation does not indicate that the individual is psychologically unsuited to possess a firearm; and
“(III) successfully completes a training course, certified by the Attorney General, in the use, safety, and storage of firearms, that includes at least 24 hours of training; and
“(iii) demonstrates that, on issuance of the license, the individual will have in effect an insurance policy issued under subsection (d).
“(2) PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION.—A psychological evaluation is conducted in accordance with this paragraph if—
“(A) the evaluation is conducted in compliance with such standards as shall be established by the Attorney General;
“(B) the evaluation is conducted by a licensed psychologist approved by the Attorney General;
“(C) as deemed necessary by the licensed psychologist involved, the evaluation included a psychological evaluation of other members of the household in which the individual resides; and
“(D) as part of the psychological evaluation, the licensed psychologist interviewed any spouse of the individual, any former spouse of the individual, and at least 2 other persons who are a member of the family of, or an associate of, the individual to further determine the state of the mental, emotional, and relational stability of the individual in relation to firearms.
You will have to see a shrink who will get to decide if you can own a gun. Not just do you have to see a shrink but at least two other people will have to attest to the shrink that you can own a gun.
If you have a bitch ex-wife, she can throw a monkey wrench into the whole thing because former spouses are required to be interviewed.
“(C) MILITARY-STYLE WEAPONS LICENSE.—The Attorney General shall issue to an individual a license to own and possess a military-style weapon if the individual—
“(i) is the holder of a license issued under subparagraph (A); and
“(ii) after applying for a license under this subparagraph, successfully completes a training course, certified by the Attorney General, in the use, safety, and storage of the weapon, that includes at least 24 hours of training and live fire training.
You have to have a separate second license to own a “military-style weapon.”
“(B) AUTHORIZED FOR LACK OF FIREARM INSURANCE.—The Attorney General may suspend a license issued under this subsection to an individual who has violated section 922(dd) in the most recent 12-month period.
You have to have insurance.
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall issue to any person who has applied for a license pursuant to subsection (c) and has paid to the Attorney General the fee specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection a policy that insures the person against liability for losses and damages resulting from the use of any firearm by the person during the 1-year period that begins with the date the policy is issued.
“(2) FEE.—The fee specified in this paragraph is $800.”
You will have to pay $800 to insure your guns, once a year, every year, or you lose your license.
“(6) EXPIRATION OF LICENSE.—A license issued to an individual under this subsection shall expire—
“(A) in the case of a license that has been in effect for less than 5 years, 1 year after issuance or renewal, as the case may be; or
“(B) in the case of a license that has been in effect for at least 5 years, 3 years after the most recent date the license is renewed.
Your license is only good for one to three years, depending on how long you had it, renewal means another eight hours of training.
“(3) It shall be unlawful for a person to loan a firearm or ammunition to another person unless the person has notified the Attorney General of the loan, including the identity of such other person and the period for which the loan is made.
“(4) It shall be unlawful for a person holding a valid license issued under section 932(c)(1) to transfer a firearm to an individual who has not attained 18 years of age.
There is no immediate family exemption. You cannot take your kids shooting if they are under 18. This is the deliberate murder of gun culture.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION OF CERTAIN AMMUNITION.
(a) In General.—Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 2 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(dd) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess ammunition that is 0.50 caliber or greater.
“(2) (A) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
I assume that the “0.50 caliber or greater” is intended for 50 BMG, but it’s going to include 50 AE, 50 GI, 500 Alaskan, 500 S&W, a whole bunch of old black powder cartridges, etc.
No mags over 10 rounds, but you knew that already.
Biden said he was going to take your assault rifle away. He meant it.
This is how they are going to do it. They will make you register everything you own. You will have to get another license for that assault rifle, which will be categorically denied.
Anyone interested in stealing guns will have a federal database to pick out all the best stuff and know exactly where it’s located.
I expect this bill to pass.
F that B.
It MAY pass but I see no way 1 it will be obeyed and 2 – 200MILLION gun owners times 8 hour training plus the time for feebs to do paperwork. There aint enuff hours or man power to do this. They gonna put 200million people in jail?? Plus PROVE how many guns someone owns… stupid. Yall stop panicing
Right, because they’ve never jailed anyone for violating the unenforceable drug laws.
They find you for anything else, they search the house, they jail you. The end.
PS: work on your literacy.
This is why they spent billions to ensure voter fraud…
If it does pass they don’t have to get everyone. They have to get enough. They have to highly televise, publicize, and proselytize several arrests and link them to extremist views and organizations. They have to kill a few people. Burn a few homes. Show dead kids.
That will make portion of the gun owners comply. Those that want to keep their job, their house, not put their family at risk. Boy howdy will it mark a SHARP uptick in burglaries and home invasions as the black market for guns surges and with that handy dandy database that I assure you will not be monitored to actually catch criminals unless it is useful to the PTB they’ll have no leads.
Many may resist or token resist but the massive training industry, access to hunter education, tactical classes, and weapons proficiency courses will dry up overnight. We’ll be reduced to what training people are willing to risk, think IRA/PIRA training shooters on distant farms or underground in factory basements. As the US has proved its snitch culture is strong from children turning in their parents and Karen’s harassing people not wearing masks we’re doomed since Lil Johnny Rambo won’t keep their “supah secret squirrel” training off facebook or instagram. Or someone slips up and brings a phone, smart car, or other device to the training location.
This is a right kick in the teeth, good morning to Irish up my coffee.
states have already come out and said it wont be allowed in their states. it violates their state constitution and would be void in their state.
(dd) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess ammunition that is 0.50 caliber or greater.
No exception for shotgun shells.
And if it goes to SCOTUS expect them to do nothing.
You paraphrased “You will have to pay $800 to insure your guns”. That’s not what it says. It says “… liability for losses and damages resulting from the use of any firearm”. Note, “firearm”, singular. I interpret that text as saying the fee is $800 PER GUN.
Expect a big bump in the sale of milling machines if this passes. Never mind 80% uppers, how about some 0% uppers? 🙂 I also expect a big increase in hits on Philip Luty’s web site.
The more interesting problem is how to make your own barrel. Does this monstrosity of a bill put new constraints on the sale of parts? That had been contemplated. If barrels become licensed items things will get a bit more difficult until people learn how to make barrels in their garages. Smooth bore is easy, of course; those you can buy at Home Depot. Rifled is harder, though I suppose single point cut rifling should be feasible for a home workshop.
Barrels are easy to make, and either swage or electrochemically machine the grooves. You can buy rifling swages on eBay and Amazon right now.
There’s also the problem of deep hole drilling, unless you can start with a chunk of tubing that’s accurate enough. I should examine that some more.
I just read the bill, it’s fairly short. Worth doing. It has some other gems in it:
1. To renew, you need another training session every 3 years (not every year). But in addition, you have to be given the psycho exam again.
2. One of the disqualifications is having been hospitalized for a brain disease (“such as Alzheimers”). But those words include stuff like a brain tumor. It might even include concussion depending on how loosely “disease” is interpreted.
3. The exam is done by a psychologist, not a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist is an M.D. which means there is some slight possibility that there is a rational basis for the outcome; a psychologist is a touchy-feely quack type person in a discipline that has no connection to science. The requirement is no better than insisting you be evaluated by a social worker, or an intersectional basket weaving specialist.
4. The hospitalization disqualifications don’t come with a time limit. If you spent time in a drying-out clinic three decades ago, you’re flunked.
5. The license requirement seems to apply to antiques, and in fact if you want to hang your forebear’s flintlock musket on the mantle you must get a license, follow the Federal regulations for displaying antiques, and lock it up in a safe. How you can “display” it if it’s in a safe is not exactly clear to me.
6. No grandfather clauses. It doesn’t directly say what happens to those 80 million AR-15s, but presumably they get confiscated. Or maybe anyone who owns them at the time the bill passes is instantly made into a criminal since there is no provision for safe surrender. The same goes for large magazines.
7. Is the license good for more than one firearm? The wording used is “firearm”, not “firearms”, so a plausible guess is “no”.
Where does Texas find scumbag communists like the author of this bill?
check out the FGC 9, barrel is rifled using ecm.
Cool. And I have the Lindsay Press book on how to make an EDM machine. (Lindsay Press, much missed. Some of their books are still available from other outlets, I think.)
Something occurred to me…
I wonder if the $800 fee is included in the bill to make it a “revenue bill” eligible to be rammed through with just 51 votes in the Senate under “Budget Reconciliation”.
Of course, that would only work if 100% of the Dems vote the party line. On a bill like this, there’s some chance that won’t happen.
I WILL NOT COMPLY. COME TAKE IT.