Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
This bill amends 18 U.S.C. §924 to raise penalties for violating 18 U.S.C. §922(u) (theft or unlawful receipt of firearms) and for attempts.
It makes the base statutory maximum punishment up to 20 years, and creates mandatory minimum prison terms when the offense occurs during a burglary (minimum 3 years) or a robbery (minimum 5 years).
The bill also defines “burglary” for these purposes as unlawful entry or remaining in the business premises of a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, references the statutory meaning of robbery, and inserts an unclear amendment to subsection (m) that appears to add language about attempts or licensed collectors.
Content is narrow and administrable, favoring passage in the House; Senate and sentencing-policy objections reduce overall likelihood.
How solid the drafting looks.
Progressives worry about mandatory minimums and incarceration increases
Progressives worry about mandatory minimums and incarceration increases
Likely cautious support for stronger penalties aimed at stopping guns diverted to criminal markets, paired with concern about mandatory minimums.
Would emphasize prevention, dealer accountability, and risks of increasing incarceration without evidence of crime reduction.
Pragmatic support likely if accompanied by fiscal and sentencing safeguards.
Sees value in protecting licensed dealers and clarifying law, while worrying about costs and proportionality of mandatory terms.
Likely broadly supportive as a law-and-order measure protecting lawful gun dealers and Second Amendment commerce.
Views higher penalties and clearer burglary definitions as appropriate deterrence.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Content is narrow and administrable, favoring passage in the House; Senate and sentencing-policy objections reduce overall likelihood.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives worry about mandatory minimums and incarceration increases
Content is narrow and administrable, favoring passage in the House; Senate and sentencing-policy objections reduce overall likelihood.
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