S 1397 115th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives Licensing and registrations Manufacturing Retail and wholesale trades

Protecting the Second Amendment Act

Introduced: June 21, 2017 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jun 21, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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Protecting the Second Amendment Act

This bill prohibits subjecting a licensed gun dealer to a reporting requirement based on the geographic location of the gun dealer's business or the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person.

What's happening now June 21, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1397: Protecting the Second Amendment Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1397/

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"S. 1397: Protecting the Second Amendment Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1397/.

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S. 1397, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1397/.

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