Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025
Congress proposes ban on .50 caliber rifles, with registration for existing owners and tougher rules for cartel-linked买枪
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Would ban most people from importing, making, selling, buying, or owning rifles that can fire .50 caliber ammo, with an exception for government agencies.
- People who already legally own a .50 caliber rifle before the law takes effect could keep it, but they would need to register it within 12 months of the law being enacted.
- Adds a new legal path to sue gun sellers or makers if they knowingly sell or transfer guns in deals tied to certain major foreign drug trafficking restrictions.
- Blocks firearm sales to certain foreign drug traffickers named by the President or designated by the Treasury Department, and updates background-check systems to help enforce this.
- Expands federal reporting so gun dealers must report certain “multiple gun sale” transactions involving rifles, not just handguns.
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Milestones
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Senate Republicans vote down legislation to check President's use of war powers against cartels
Primarily about war powers and strikes against cartels; provides broader cartel-policy context but does not focus on the Stop Arming Cartels Act’s gun restrictions.
Supreme Court tosses Mexico's $10B lawsuit claiming US gunmakers have fueled cartel violence
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025
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