This bill, the Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act, would stop federal agencies from funding or supporting the creation or maintenance of a State firearm ownership database. The bill defines a State to include the 50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other territories. A "State firearm ownership database" is any full or partial list that records firearms lawfully owned or possessed by people or lists people who lawfully own or possess firearms. There is one exception: the prohibition does not apply to databases that list firearms or people who have reported firearms as lost or stolen.
If you are a state or local official, the bill would bar Federal agencies from providing money or support to build or run databases that list lawful firearm owners or owned firearms, except for lists about lost or stolen firearms. If you are an individual, the bill would limit federal involvement with state lists of firearm owners; it does not say how States themselves may act with their own funds. The bill was introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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The bill text and metadata show sponsors introduced the measure to prohibit federal funding or support for State firearm ownership databases, while allowing exceptions for lost or stolen firearm reports.
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