Gunwiki's Political Timeline
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Federal Section
Federal Bills
| Bill |
Status |
Introduced |
Notes |
HR 34 |
Active 2/15/17 |
01/03/17 |
Rescind Federal gun-free school zone laws, but not prevent state laws on gun-free school zones. |
HR 38 |
Active 2/15/17 |
01/03/17 |
Full national reciprocity of CCW's for all resident CCW permit holders. Non-resident permits do not seem to qualify. |
HR 62 |
Active 2/15/17 |
01/03/17 |
Hire 200 more BATF agents (the opposite of HB 509) |
HR 163 |
Active 2/15/17 |
01/13/17 |
Repeal gun manufacturers' protections against liability suits for criminal misuse of their firearms. |
HR 256 |
Active 2/15/17 |
01/04/17 |
Provide that dependents of military members are allowed to purchase firearms in the state their sponsor is stationed in? |
HR 358 |
Active 2/15/17 |
01/06/17 |
Seems to establish Federal "bright line" safe transport standards for interstate transport of firearms despite local regulations. |
HR 367 |
Active 2/15/17 |
01/09/17 |
Hearing Protection Act of 2017, ending the NFA status of suppressors, House bill. |
HR 445 |
Active 2/15/17 |
01/11/17 |
Provide Federal money for gun buybacks. |
HR 509 |
Active 2/15/17 |
01/12/17 |
Abolish the ATF and move its responsibilities to the FBI and other agencies. |
HR 788 |
Active 2/15/17 |
02/01/17 |
Facilitate the use certain of Federal land as public target shooting areas. |
HR 810 |
Active 2/15/17 |
02/01/17 |
Affects trafficking of guns. Seems to add additional sentence enhancements for criminals caught selling guns? |
HR 861 |
Active 2/15/17 |
02/03/17 |
Terminates EPA 12/31/18. EPA regulations on lead ammunition and ranges could be affected. |
SB 59 |
Active 2/15/17 |
01/09/17 |
Hearing Protection Act of 2017, ending the NFA status of suppressors, Senate bill |
SB 159 |
Active 2/15/17 |
01/17/17 |
Countermand "Operation Choke Point", which instructs banks to treat firearms dealers as high-risk industries. |
SB 373 |
Active 2/15/17 |
02/14/17 |
Produce a report upon hearing loss and tinnitus due to small arms fire. Likely related to the HPA. |
2A-relevant Presidential Executive Orders
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California Bills
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Topic revision: r18 - 15 Feb 2017 - SeanNewton