S1294 Federal Firearm Licensee Act

↓Restricts gun access model confidence 90%

Imposes new physical security, inventory, electronic recordkeeping, video surveillance, and reporting requirements on FFLs; repeals Tiahrt Amendments and other limits on ATF; increases penalties, fees, and enforcement tools against dealers, so more restrictions on firearms.

The Attorney General shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to ensure that any premises at which a licensee referred to in section 923(m) conducts business is secure from theft, which shall include requiring-- (1) compliance with the security plan submitted by the licensee pursuant to section 923(d)(1)(G)(ii)(I), if applicable; (2) the use of locked metal cabinets and fireproof safes; (3) security systems, video monitoring, and anti-theft alarms;

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↓Restricts gun access model confidence 85%

Adds new civil enforcement provisions, removes bars on civil proceedings if criminal proceedings terminated, and repeals certain limitations (including Tiahrt), making it easier to hold firearm dealers and manufacturers accountable in civil suits, so more restrictions on firearms.

(1) A growing body of evidence demonstrates that firearm dealers' sales practices affect the probability of firearms getting to criminals and that policies designed to hold firearm sellers accountable can curtail the diversion of firearms to criminals.

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↓Restricts gun access model confidence 80%

Increases penalties for knowing transfer of firearm without conducting a background check; regulates facilitators of transfers; requires dealer and employee background checks; repeals temporary Brady provision while strengthening overall NICS compliance, so more restrictions on firearms.

Increased penalties for knowing transfer of firearm without conducting a background check.

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↓Restricts gun access model confidence 75%

Repeals Tiahrt Amendments that limited ATF disclosure of trace data and required destruction of most background check records within 24 hours, allowing greater data retention, sharing, and use for enforcement, so more restrictions on firearms.

The Tiahrt Amendments, for one-- (i) severely limit the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (commonly known as the ``ATF'') to disclose crime firearm trace data to the public; (ii) prevent-- (I) the collection of valuable information; and (II) the establishment of effective policies to prevent illegal firearms from being used in crimes; and (iii) impede enforcement of the firearm laws by-- (I) requiring most background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours; and (II) barring the Government from requiring owners of firearm shops to conduct annual [repeb

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↓Restricts gun access model confidence 70%

Mandates physical security plans, locked cabinets, safes, alarms, and other measures for licensee premises to prevent theft (including in emergencies), plus annual inventory reconciliation and reporting of missing firearms, increasing storage and security requirements, so more restrictions on how F

the applicant-- (I) submits with the application a security plan that describes how the applicant will secure, in accordance with the regulations issued under section 926(d), the premises from which the applicant will conduct business under the license (including in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency); and (II) certifies that, if issued such a license, the applicant will comply with the plan described in subclause (I).

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