Gun Owner Registration Protection Act

Summary#

The Gun Owner Registration Protection Act would stop federal agencies from funding or supporting state or local databases that list firearms lawfully owned by people or the people who own them. The bill defines "State" to include each State, DC, Puerto Rico, other territories, and political subdivisions. It also defines a "State firearm ownership database" as any full or partial list of guns owned by people or lists of people who own guns. The bill makes one exception: federal funding could still pay for databases that list firearms reported lost or stolen or people who reported their firearms lost or stolen.

What it means for you#

• Federal agencies could not give money or other support to help create or keep up state or local lists of gun owners or the guns they own.
• States and local governments could still make and run their own databases using non-federal money; the text only bans federal funding or support.
• Records specifically about lost or stolen firearms or reports from people who lost or had guns stolen are not affected by the funding ban.

Expenses#

The bill text says federal funding for these state databases would be prohibited. No publicly available information on estimated costs, savings, or budget effects is included in the bill text or metadata.

Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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