HR 4676
Modern Firearm Safety Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Modern Firearm Safety Act, aims to prevent states and federal agencies from imposing requirements on handguns that aren't already mandated by federal law. It argues that these regulations limit gun choices, increase prices, and potentially violate Second Amendment rights. The bill seeks to preempt state and local laws that add features to handguns beyond what the federal government requires.
Key provisions
- Prohibits states and agencies from requiring handguns to include features like a loaded-gun indicator.
- Prevents handguns from requiring a fully inserted magazine to fire.
- Blocks requirements for imprinting cartridge casings with handgun identification.
- Restricts the addition of devices designed to mimic the functions listed above.
- Specifically targets features like loaded-gun indicators, magazine insertion mechanisms, and cartridge imprinting.
Who is affected
- Gun manufacturers
- State and local governments
- Law-abiding gun owners
- Federal agencies
Notable changes
- The bill preempts state and local laws regarding handgun design.
- It focuses on features not currently mandated by federal regulations.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 4676
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To prohibit the imposition of requirements that handguns have certain features generally absent from firearms in common use, and to restore the civil and natural rights of Americans in States hostile to liberty, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Modern Firearm Safety Act
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The Congress finds that State and local governmental requirements for handgun design that mandate features not ordinarily present on the affected models limit the selection of handguns available to law-abiding citizens in these jurisdictions; artificially inflate the price of constitutionally protected arms; present safety concerns by altering the intended design and function of the affected models; violate the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and pose an unacceptable restraint on interstate commerce. The purpose of this Act to is preempt any such requirements that exceed those imposed by Federal statute.
by striking No
and inserting (a) In general.—Except as provided in subsection (b), no
; and
by adding at the end the following:
a device that indicates whether the handgun is loaded;
a mechanism that prevents a handgun from being fired if an ammunition magazine is not fully inserted into the handgun;
any device, mechanism, or technology that—
is designed or intended to perform any function described in the preceding provisions of this section; or
may be readily converted to be capable of performing any such function; or