Gun Trafficker Detection Act
Official title: To require lost or stolen firearms to be reported to law enforcement authorities within 48 hours, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Gun Trafficker Detection Act
This bill requires individual gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms to law enforcement.
Specifically, the bill requires gun owners to report a lost or stolen firearm to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) or local law enforcement within 48 hours of discovery. A gun owner who fails to report a lost or stolen firearm is subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for the first violation; a civil penalty of up to $5,000 and a one-year prohibition on receiving a firearm for the second violation; and a civil penalty of up to $5,000 and a five-year prohibition on receiving a firearm for the third or subsequent violation. Further, a gun owner who receives a firearm while subject to a one-year or five-year prohibition on such receipt is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.
Additionally, the bill prohibits making false statements or misrepresentations with respect to the information required in a report of a lost or stolen firearm. A violation is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
The bill directs the ATF to create a web-based portal where individuals can report lost or stolen firearms. It also requires states to use at least 5% of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to collect and manage data about lost or stolen firearms reported to local law enforcement.
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- BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
- BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS
- BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
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- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Education, Dept of
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1456: Gun Trafficker Detection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1456/
"H.R. 1456: Gun Trafficker Detection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1456/.
H.R. 1456, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1456/.
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