119th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 2156: MASS Act
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Summary
This bill authorizes grants for states to implement or maintain firearms and firearms dealer licensing requirements.
A state's requirements must incorporate certain elements, including the following:
- an individual must have a firearms license at the time of acquiring, and during the entire period of possessing, a firearm or ammunition; and
- an individual who sells, rents, or leases a minimum number of firearms, or sells ammunition, must obtain a firearms dealer license.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Edward Markey.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


