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US SB2088

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Adam Schiff

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires persons engaged in the business of destroying firearms to obtain a federal license from the Attorney General, adding "firearm destroyer" as a new category of licensed dealer under federal firearms law

  • Defines "covered method of firearm destruction" as rendering a firearm and all its parts, attachments, and accessories unable to be restored to working condition and reduced to scrap

  • Mandates licensed firearm destroyers submit annual reports to the ATF on the number of firearms destroyed, including breakdowns by source (government entities vs. others) and destruction method, with reports made publicly available

  • Exempts local, state, federal, and tribal law enforcement agencies and government entities from the licensing requirement when they destroy firearms themselves

  • Establishes a grant program through the ATF to provide funding to state, local, and tribal governments to pay licensed dealers to destroy firearms using covered destruction methods, with the Attorney General required to issue implementing regulations within 180 days of enactment

Legislative Description

Firearm Destruction Licensure Act of 2025

Crime and law enforcement

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

6/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary6/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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