Less Than Lethal Act

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.

Impact Analysis

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