H.R. 8297

District of Columbia Firearm Freedom Act

Sponsor: Dan Crenshaw · 0 cosponsors

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I End Prior Approval and Registration System

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

(a) In general. No law, regulation, rule, or policy of the District may require any person to obtain, before acquiring, receiving, possessing, or bringing into the District a firearm otherwise lawful under Federal law, any license, certificate, registration, approval, permit, or other authorization as a condition precedent to such acquisition, receipt, possession, or importation.

(b) No criminal liability for mere lack of prior approval. No person may be arrested, prosecuted, or subjected to criminal penalties under District law solely because the person acquired, received, possessed, or brought into the District a firearm without first obtaining District authorization described in subsection (a), if the person is not a prohibited person under Federal law.

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

III Concealed Constitutional Carry

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

V Preemption, Enforcement, and Effective Date