Tax and gun law carve-out for certain less-than-lethal launchers
Also known as: Less Than Lethal Act
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Key Points
The bill would stop a federal firearms-and-ammo sales tax from applying to certain “less-than-lethal” launchers and their special cartridges, which could slightly lower prices.
It sets a definition for what counts as “less-than-lethal,” including limits like not being able to fire regular gun ammo and not firing projectiles faster than 500 feet per second.
Companies could ask the Treasury Department for a ruling on whether a device qualifies, and the government would have 90 days to answer.
Treasury would publish and update yearly public lists of devices that qualify, plus a separate list of devices that are non-lethal but too fast to meet the speed limit.
It would also say these qualifying less-than-lethal devices are not covered by the National Firearms Act’s special category rules, which could mean fewer federal restrictions for those products.
TaxesGun PolicyConsumer Protection
Milestones
2 milestones2 actions
Dec 16, 2025Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S8782)
Dec 16, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Less Than Lethal Act
Bill NumberS 3514
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S8782)
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