AMMO Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires federal licensing requirement for ammunition dealers, extending existing firearms dealer licensing to cover ammunition dealing, requires ammunition recordkeeping requirements for licensed firearms dealers, extending existing firearms recordkeeping to ammunition transactions, and requires bulk ammunition sale limits (100 rounds .50 cal / 1000 rounds other per 5 days), buyer certification requirements, record transmission to Attorney General, and graduated penalties for violations. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, definition changes, and appropriations. The main policy areas are Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) could gain revenue opportunities and State-permitted firearms owners could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Licensed firearms dealers would take on compliance duties, Ammunition purchasers (individual consumers) could face higher barriers, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires federal licensing requirement for ammunition dealers, extending existing firearms dealer licensing to cover ammunition dealing.
- Requires ammunition recordkeeping requirements for licensed firearms dealers, extending existing firearms recordkeeping to ammunition transactions.
- Requires bulk ammunition sale limits (100 rounds .50 cal / 1000 rounds other per 5 days), buyer certification requirements, record transmission to Attorney General, and graduated penalties for violations.
- Provides background check requirement for ammunition sales via NICS, age verification, permit exemption for state-issued permits, and $150M appropriation for NICS upgrades.
- Requires annual ATF reporting to Federal Register on ammunition sale violations, including geographic data, sales data, crime statistics, repeat offender data, and caliber types.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires federal licensing requirement for ammunition dealers, extending existing firearms dealer licensing to cover ammunition dealing, requires ammunition recordkeeping requirements for licensed firearms dealers, extending existing firearms recordkeeping to ammunition transactions, and requires bulk ammunition sale limits (100 rounds .50 cal / 1000 rounds other per 5 days), buyer certification requirements, record transmission to Attorney General, and graduated penalties for violations.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
The bill requires federal licensing requirement for ammunition dealers, extending existing firearms dealer licensing to cover ammunition dealing, requires ammunition recordkeeping requirements for licensed firearms dealers, extending existing firearms recordkeeping to ammunition transactions, and requires bulk ammunition sale limits (100 rounds .50 cal / 1000 rounds other per 5 days), buyer certification requirements, record transmission to Attorney General, and graduated penalties for violations.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
- State-permitted firearms owners
Identified Costs
- Licensed firearms dealers
- Ammunition purchasers (individual consumers)
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
- Licensed ammunition dealers
- Licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Garcia of California (for himself, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. …
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Ammunition dealers and retailers, Licensed ammunition dealers, Licensed ammunition dealers (violators)
Ammunition purchasers (individual consumers), Large-volume ammunition buyers, State-permitted firearms owners
Positive-direction: State-permitted firearms owners
Negative-direction: Ammunition purchasers (individual consumers), Large-volume ammunition buyers
Attorney General / Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, National Instant Criminal Background Check System
Positive-direction: National Instant Criminal Background Check System
Negative-direction: Attorney General / Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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