S 2546 115th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

MASS Act

Introduced: March 14, 2018 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 14, 2018

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2018 or the MASS Act

This bill authorizes grants for states to implement or maintain firearms licensing requirements.

A state's requirements must incorporate certain elements, including the following:

all firearms owners must have a firearms license; and
any person who sells ammunition or sells, rents, or leases a minimum number of firearms must obtain a firearms dealer license.

What's happening now March 14, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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