Stop Militarizing Our Streets Act of 2026

Key Points

• The bill bans the Department of Defense from selling military-grade assault weapons or covered ammunition (larger than .22 caliber, including .223 Remington and 7.62 NATO) to private dealers. It also bans the Pentagon from buying any products from companies that sell these weapons to the public.
• Gun dealers who want to do business with the military must follow a strict code of conduct, including running background checks on every sale (even at gun shows), installing security cameras and alarms, training employees to spot straw purchases and signs of self-harm, and maintaining electronic records of all firearms in inventory.
• The bill sets new limits on ammunition purchases from qualifying dealers: no more than 500 rounds of covered ammunition or 1,000 rounds of other ammunition per person in any 30-day period.
• Dealers would be disqualified from military contracts if law enforcement traces more than 24 crime guns back to them within a 3-year window. This creates a financial incentive for dealers to tighten their sales practices.
• Government-owned factories that make and sell guns or ammo commercially must file annual reports to Congress showing sales volume, revenue, customer locations by state, and plans to prevent diversion of products into illegal markets.

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