H.R. 8297

District of Columbia Firearm Freedom Act

Sponsor: Dan Crenshaw · 0 cosponsors

Contents

I End Prior Approval and Registration System

101 Prohibition on prior restraints for acquisition or possession 102 Repeal of district firearm registration system; conforming provisions

II Common Firearms Protection; Ban Feature-Based Prohibitions; Repeal of prohibition on large capacity ammunition feeding device

201 Preemption of feature-based and assault weapon bans 202 Repeal of prohibition on large capacity ammunition feeding device

III Concealed Constitutional Carry

301 Concealed constitutional carry

IV Modernize Commerce: District Residents as In-State Buyers for Virginia and Maryland Federal Firearm License Purchases

401 Authority for licensees in Virginia and Maryland to transfer firearms to District residents

V Preemption, Enforcement, and Effective Date

501 Preemption of inconsistent District laws 502 Enforcement; cause of action; attorneys’ fees 503 Effective date

Where it stands

Introduced Apr 15
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Introduced Apr 15
Committee Now
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (Apr 15)

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Text of the bill

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Sec. 1. Short title

Sec. 2. Findings

Sec. 3. Definitions

I End Prior Approval and Registration System

Sec. 101. Prohibition on prior restraints for acquisition or possession

Sec. 102. Repeal of district firearm registration system; conforming provisions

II Common Firearms Protection; Ban Feature-Based Prohibitions; Repeal of prohibition on large capacity ammunition feeding device

Sec. 201. Preemption of feature-based and assault weapon bans

Sec. 202. Repeal of prohibition on large capacity ammunition feeding device

III Concealed Constitutional Carry

Sec. 301. Concealed constitutional carry

IV Modernize Commerce: District Residents as In-State Buyers for Virginia and Maryland Federal Firearm License Purchases

Sec. 401. Authority for licensees in Virginia and Maryland to transfer firearms to District residents

V Preemption, Enforcement, and Effective Date

Sec. 501. Preemption of inconsistent District laws

(a) In general. This Act supersedes and preempts any law, regulation, rule, or policy of the District that is inconsistent with this Act, and such inconsistent provisions shall have no force or effect.

(b) Anti-Circumvention. The District may not enforce any portion of a preempted provision by reissuing it under a different name, authority, or rulemaking vehicle.

Sec. 502. Enforcement; cause of action; attorneys’ fees

Sec. 503. Effective date