Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
Rep. Dean Introduces the Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
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People with criminal records who are prohibited from purchasing firearms would face stronger enforcement barriers. Longer retention of background check records and centralized sales data would make it easier for law enforcement to identify and prosecute straw purchases and illegal acquisitions by prohibited persons. This could reduce illegal gun access but also increase criminal exposure for those attempting prohibited purchases.
“The Tiahrt Amendments impede enforcement of the gun laws by requiring most background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours”
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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New Legislation Would Create a Centralized Database of Gun Purchasers
The Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act would remove laws preventing federal agencies from compiling gun sales records. It specifically targets the 24-hour destruction rule for background checks and the prohibition on public release of ATF firearm tracing data.
Baltimore Challenges ATF Over Withholding of Crucial Gun Data
Baltimore is suing the ATF over the Tiahrt Amendment, a law the Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act seeks to repeal. The city argues that restricted trace data prevents them from identifying rogue gun dealers who supply the majority of weapons used in local crimes.
Menendez 'Hoist with His Own Petard' on Gun Control
Critics highlight that the Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act, championed by Senator Menendez, aims to give the ATF and FBI expanded power to track and preserve gun records, a move opponents argue targets law-abiding citizens rather than black-market transfers.
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Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
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