Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2026

(aa) Firearm licensing requirement

(1) In general. Subject to paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any individual other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to possess a qualifying firearm on or after the applicable date, unless that individual has a valid—

(A) firearm owner license; or

(B) State firearm license.

(2) Exemptions

(A) In general. Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—

(i) a Federal, State, local, or Tribal law enforcement officer while engaged in the performance of official duties;

(ii) a member of the Armed Forces or National Guard while engaged in the performance of official duties;

(iii) a Federal employee who is required to carry a qualifying firearm in the capacity of that individual as a Federal employee while engaged in the performance of official duties;

(iv) a member of a bona fide veterans organization that received the qualifying firearm directly from the Armed Forces, including a member of the color guard of the veterans organization, while using the qualifying firearm for a ceremonial purpose with blank ammunition;

(v) an unemancipated minor who is under the direct supervision of an individual who—

(I) has a valid firearm owner license or State firearm license; and

(II) is, with respect to the minor—

(aa) a parent;

(bb) a legal guardian; or

(cc) any other individual standing in loco parentis;

(vi) an individual with a valid hunting license issued by a State while the individual is—

(I) hunting in the State that issued the license; and

(II) accompanied by an individual who has a valid firearm owner license or State firearm license; or

(vii) an individual who is—

(I)

(aa) on a firing or shooting range; or

(bb) participating in a firearms safety or training course recognized by—

(AA) a Federal, State, local, or Tribal law enforcement agency; or

(BB) a national or statewide shooting sports organization;

(II) otherwise eligible to obtain a firearm owner license; and

(III) under the direct supervision of an individual who—

(aa) has a valid firearm owner license or State firearm license; and

(bb) is not less than 21 years of age.

(B) Individuals with State firearm licenses. Not later than 60 days after the date on which an individual who has a State firearm license moves from the State in which the State firearm license of the individual was issued to a different State, the individual shall—

(i) if the State to which the individual has moved has a State firearm owner licensing system certified by the Attorney General under section 936, apply for—

(I) a State firearm license under that State system; or

(II) a firearm owner license; or

(ii) if the State to which the individual has moved does not have a State firearm licensing system certified by the Attorney General under section 936, apply for a firearm owner license.

(3) Definitions. In this subsection—

(A) the term applicable date means, with respect to a qualifying firearm that is acquired by the individual—

(i) before the date of enactment of the Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2026, 2 years after that date of enactment; and

(ii) on or after the date of enactment of the Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2026, 1 year after that date of enactment; and

(B) the term State firearm license means a firearm license issued under a firearm licensing system established by a State that has been certified by the Attorney General under section 936.

(bb) Denial or revocation of firearm owner licenses. It shall be unlawful for any individual who is denied a firearm owner license under paragraph (3)(D) of section 923(m) or receives a revocation notice under paragraph (5)(B)(i) of that section to knowingly—

(1) fail to surrender the firearm owner license of the individual in accordance with paragraph (6)(A)(i) of that section;

(2) fail to submit a firearm disposition record in accordance with paragraph (6)(A)(ii) of that section;

(3) make a false statement in a firearm disposition record submitted under paragraph (6)(A)(ii) of that section; or

(4) fail to transfer any qualifying firearm of the individual in accordance with paragraph (6)(A)(iii) of that section.