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Federal · 119th Congress
HR532Handgun Permit to Purchase Act
Direction
Firearmspurchase background checksAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Authorizes federal grants to states and localities that enact and operate handgun purchaser licensing programs requiring applicants to undergo background investigations, criminal history checks, fingerprinting, and photographs to confirm they are not prohibited from possessing firearms under federal
the individual shall, in connection with the application for the handgun purchaser license or permit-- (i) submit to a background investigation and a criminal history check, as established by the State, which shall ensure, at a minimum, that the individual is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code; and (ii) submit fingerprints and photographs.
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FirearmsotherAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 85%
Authorizes federal grants to states, localities, and tribes specifically to develop, implement, and improve handgun purchaser licensing programs that impose minimum standards including age 21, citizenship or lawful permanent residency, in-person law-enforcement application, renewal every 5 years or
The Attorney General may award grants to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes for the development, implementation, and evaluation of handgun purchaser licensing requirements.
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Introduced (completed)
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
Last action
2025-01-16: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a grant program to encourage and fund state and local handgun purchaser licensing systems that mandate background checks, fingerprinting, age 21 minimum, periodic renewal, and denial to prohibited persons; these provisions add new procedural and substantive restrictions on handgun acquisition, directly addressing the firearms/purchase-background-checks topic and the broader firearms/other category. No provisions address transgender, abortion, or immigration-enforcement topics.
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