Title III — Additional Prohibitions

S. 4921 · 119th Congress · Jun 24, 2026 · Lineage

III Additional Prohibitions

Sec. 301 Firearms transfers

(a)

In general— Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by sections 101 and 201 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(dd) Firearms transfers

“(1) In general

“(A) Prohibition—It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer a firearm to any other person who is not so licensed, unless a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken possession of the firearm for the purpose of complying with subsection (t).

“(B) Compliance—Upon taking possession of a firearm under subparagraph (A), a licensee shall comply with all requirements of this chapter as if the licensee were transferring the firearm from the inventory of the licensee to the unlicensed transferee.

“(C) Return of firearms—If a transfer of a firearm described in subparagraph (A) will not be completed for any reason after a licensee takes possession of the firearm (including because the transfer of the firearm to, or receipt of the firearm by, the transferee would violate this chapter), the return of the firearm to the transferor by the licensee shall not constitute the transfer of a firearm for purposes of this chapter.

“(2) Exceptions—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—

“(A) a law enforcement agency or any law enforcement officer, armed private security professional, or member of the Armed Forces, to the extent the officer, professional, or member is acting within the course and scope of employment and official duties;

“(B) a transfer that is a loan or bona fide gift between—

“(i) spouses;

“(ii) domestic partners;

“(iii) parents and their children, including step-parents and their step-children;

“(iv) siblings;

“(v) aunts or uncles and their nieces or nephews; or

“(vi) grandparents and their grandchildren;

“(C) a transfer to an executor, administrator, trustee, or personal representative of an estate or a trust that occurs by operation of law upon the death of another person;

“(D) a temporary transfer that is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm, including harm to self, family, household members, or others, if the possession by the transferee lasts only as long as immediately necessary to prevent the imminent death or great bodily harm, including the harm of domestic violence, dating partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, and domestic abuse;

“(E) a transfer that is approved by the Attorney General under section 5812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or

“(F) a temporary transfer if—

“(i) the transferor has no reason to believe that the transferee—

“(I) will use or intends to use the firearm in a crime; or

“(II) is prohibited from possessing a firearm under State or Federal law; and

“(ii) the transfer takes place and the possession of the firearm by the transferee is exclusively—

“(I) at a shooting range or in a shooting gallery or other area designated for the purpose of target shooting;

“(II) reasonably necessary for the purposes of hunting, trapping, or fishing, if the transferor—

“(aa) has no reason to believe that the transferee intends to use the firearm in a place where it is illegal; and

“(bb) has reason to believe that the transferee will comply with all licensing and permit requirements for such hunting, trapping, or fishing; or

“(III) in the presence of the transferor.

“(3) Notice—It shall be unlawful for a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer possession of, or title to, a firearm to another person who is not so licensed unless—

“(A) the importer, manufacturer, or dealer provides the person with notice of the prohibition under paragraph (1); and

“(B) the other person certifies that the importer, manufacturer, or dealer provided the person notice of the prohibition under paragraph (1) on a form prescribed by the Attorney General.”

(b)

Amendment— Section 924(a)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “(s) or (t)” and inserting “(s), (t), or (dd)”.

(c)

Rules of interpretation— Nothing in this section, or any amendment made by this section, shall be construed to authorize the establishment, directly or indirectly, of a national firearms registry.

Sec. 302 Failure to maintain or permit inspection of records

Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by sections 101, 201, and 301 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(ee) Failure To maintain or permit inspection of records—It shall be unlawful for a licensed manufacturer or a licensed dealer to fail to comply with section 935, or to fail to maintain such records or supply such information as the Attorney General may require in order to ascertain compliance with that section and the regulations and orders issued under that section.”

Sec. 303 Failure to report loss or theft of firearm

Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by sections 101, 201, 301, and 302 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(ff) Failure To report loss or theft of firearms—It shall be unlawful for any person who owns a qualifying firearm to fail to report the loss or theft of the firearm to the Attorney General within 72 hours after the loss or theft is discovered by the person who owns the qualifying firearm.”

Sec. 304 Failure to provide notice of change of address

Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by sections 101, 201, 301, 302, and 303 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(gg) Failure To provide notice of change of address—It shall be unlawful for any individual to whom a firearm owner license has been issued under section 923(m) to fail to report to the Attorney General a change in the address of that individual within 60 days of that change of address.”

Sec. 305 Child access prevention

Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by sections 101, 201, 301, 302, 303, and 304 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(hh) Child access prevention

“(1) Definition of child—In this subsection, the term child means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age.

“(2) Prohibition and penalties—Except as provided in paragraph (3), it shall be unlawful for any person to keep a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition for the firearm, any one of which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, within any premises that is under the custody or control of that person, if—

“(A) that person—

“(i) knows, or recklessly disregards the risk, that a child is capable of gaining access to the firearm; and

“(ii) either—

“(I) knows, or recklessly disregards the risk, that a child will use the firearm to cause the death of, or serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365) to, the child or any other individual; or

“(II) knows, or reasonably should know, that possession of the firearm by a child is unlawful under Federal or State law; and

“(B) a child uses the firearm and the use of that firearm causes the death of, or serious bodily injury to, the child or any other individual.

“(3) Exceptions—Paragraph (2) shall not apply if—

“(A) at the time the child obtained access, the firearm was secured with a secure gun storage or safety device;

“(B) the person is a peace officer, a member of the Armed Forces, or a member of the National Guard, and the child obtains the firearm during, or incidental to, the performance of the official duties of the person in that capacity;

“(C) the child uses the firearm in a lawful act of self-defense or defense of 1 or more other persons; or

“(D) the person has no reasonable expectation, based on objective facts and circumstances, that a child is likely to be present on the premises on which the firearm is kept.”