Ghost Guns and Untraceable Firearms Act of 2023
This bill defines "ghost guns" as firearms (including frames and receivers) without a unique serial number from a licensed manufacturer or importer. It requires all new firearms to have a serial number engraved by a licensed maker and prohibits unlicensed individuals from manufacturing, selling, transferring, or possessing ghost guns after a one-year transition period (starting one year after enactment). The bill also bans unlicensed engraving of serial numbers on firearms and updates rules to ban undetectable firearms, with penalties including fines and up to 5 years in prison for repeat violations. These changes directly affect unlicensed gun builders, sellers, and possessors of ghost guns, while allowing licensed dealers a grace period for compliance.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2023
Committee Review
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Introduced Jul 27, 2023
Last action Jul 27, 2023
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Jul 27, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
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Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
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Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
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Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
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Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
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Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
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Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
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