Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act

Bill: 118-hr-3492
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]
Introduced: 2023-05-18
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits federal funding of, or support for, state databases that list (1) firearms lawfully owned or possessed by individuals, or (2) individuals who lawfully own or possess firearms.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3492 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 2023 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Lamborn , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Donalds , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Harris , Mr. Norman , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Perry , Mr. Mooney , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Rosendale , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Williams of Texas , Mrs. Lesko , Mr. Burlison , Mrs. Boebert , Mrs. Luna , Mr. Crane , Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Crenshaw , Ms. Greene of Georgia , Mr. Jackson of Texas , Mr. Guest , Mr. Bost , Mr. Bean of Florida , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. Babin , Ms. Letlow , Mr. Edwards , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Buck , and Mr. Clyde ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act . 2. Prohibition on Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (a) Definitions In this section: (1) State The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (2) State firearm ownership database The term State firearm ownership database means a comprehensive or partial database of a State or political subdivision of a State that lists— (A) firearms lawfully owned or possessed by individuals; or (B) individuals who lawfully own or possess firearms. (b) Prohibition A Federal agency may not fund or otherwise support the establishment or maintenance of a State firearm ownership database. (c) Exception Subsection (b) shall not apply to a database of a State or political subdivision of a State that lists— (1) firearms that have been reported as lost or stolen; or (2) individuals who have reported their firearms as lost or stolen.