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Federal · 119th Congress
HR2948Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2025
Direction
FirearmsotherAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 85%
Authorizes federal grants to states, localities, tribes, and licensed gun dealers to run voluntary gun buyback programs that pay individuals to surrender firearms (and some accessories/ammunition) for destruction or law-enforcement use, with no new purchase, ownership, or carry mandates or bans.
The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (referred to in this title as the ``Director'') may make grants to eligible entities to conduct gun buyback programs.
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Firearmsindustry liabilityAI label
=No change to gun accessmodel confidence 70%
Provides grants, subgrants, and optional monetary incentives to licensed gun dealers to participate in buyback programs and handle surrendered firearms, without altering manufacturer or dealer civil liability rules.
grant funds may be used to provide monetary or other incentives to gun dealers to participate in such program.
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Introduced (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
President
Law
Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
Last action
2025-04-17: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill funds voluntary gun buyback programs via grants to governments and dealers, requires destruction or criminal-check handling of surrendered guns, prohibits resale, and creates a new federal offense for using the program's prepaid cards to buy guns or ammo. This is a firearms bill because it directly affects the supply and removal of existing firearms from private hands. It has no provisions on transgender issues, abortion, or immigration enforcement.