YourVoice.Now Summary
Gun LawsYour MoneyCorporate BenefitsTransparency & AccountabilityTargeted & Unrelated ProvisionsBans many semi-automatic rifles and magazines over 10 rounds — guns you already own would stay legal.
Gun Laws
A gun made and sold before the law takes effect stays legal to own. You could also pass it to a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child, through a licensed dealer who runs a background check.
Revolvers, bolt-action, lever-action, and pump-action guns are left out, and so are shotguns. Also exempt are .22 rimfire guns and handguns that work by recoil rather than gas.
The Justice Department, through the ATF, would pick which firearms go on the banned list and could add more over time. Taking a gun off the list needs clear and strong evidence.
Each violation of the new gun or magazine rules could bring a fine of up to $5,000 and up to 12 months in jail. Separate violations are counted separately.
Someone caught with a banned firearm while committing another federal felony faces at least 2 years and up to 10 years more in prison. The fine can reach $250,000.
The ban covers guns that use gas from a fired round to load the next one, such as AR- and AK-style rifles. The ATF list would name the exact models.
Magazines, drums, belts, and feed strips holding more than 10 rounds could not be made, sold, or bought. Ones made before the law could be kept, but never sold or given away.
This covers bump stocks, forced-reset triggers, and any part that makes a semi-automatic gun fire much faster. Changing a gun yourself to do the same thing would also be a crime.
Your Money
States and cities could spend a federal police grant to pay people who hand in banned guns or large magazines. No new money is set aside, and no buy-back is required.
Corporate Benefits
A gun maker would need ATF sign-off before selling any semi-automatic model designed after the law starts. The maker pays a fee and waits up to 240 days for an answer.
Transparency & Accountability
The list tells buyers and sellers exactly which guns are off limits. Dealers would have to get each buyer to confirm they have seen it before any gun sale.
If the ATF takes a firearm off the banned list, any person could ask a federal court to review that call. A judge could block the removal if it was arbitrary.
Targeted & Unrelated Provisions
Firms licensed to run nuclear sites, and their hired guards, could still buy and keep banned guns for site security. Federal, state, and tribal agencies get the same pass.
More about this bill
Buying, selling, or owning many semi-automatic rifles would become a federal crime. The ban covers guns on a list that the federal gun agency (ATF) would publish within 180 days. It also covers magazines, drums, and belts that hold more than 10 rounds. Parts and add-ons that make a gun fire faster would be banned too. Guns you already own would stay legal. Large magazines you already own could be kept, but never sold or handed on. Most handguns and shotguns would not be touched. Revolvers, bolt-action, lever-action, and pump-action guns stay legal to buy. So do .22 rimfire guns and semi-automatic handguns that work by recoil rather than gas. You could still pass a banned rifle to a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child. That hand-off must go through a licensed dealer, who runs a background check first. Breaking these rules could bring a $5,000 fine and up to a year in prison, for each offense. Having a banned rifle while committing another federal felony would add at least 2 years. States and cities could spend federal police grant money to pay people who turn in banned guns or magazines. The bill adds no new money for that. Gun makers would need ATF approval before selling any semi-automatic design created after the law takes effect.
Congressional Summary
Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act or the GOSAFE ActThis bill establishes a framework to regulate gas-operated semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices under federal firearms laws.First, the bill generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, receipt, or possession ofa firearm that is or is modified to operate as a prohibited gas-operated semiautomatic firearm;a combination of parts that modify or can be assembled into a prohibited gas-operated semiautomatic firearm, or that produce an unlawful gas-operated semiautomatic cycling action;a device or combination of parts designed to materially increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm; ora firearm that is modified to materially increase the rate of fire.Second, the bill generally prohibits (1) the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or receipt of a large capacity ammunition feeding device; or (2) the possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after the date of enactment. A violation is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 12 months, or both, for each violation. In addition, an individual who possesses a prohibited gas-operated semiautomatic firearm during a federal felony offense is subject to additional penalties—a fine, a mandatory minimum prison term of two years, or both.Finally, the bill allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender gas-operated semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices under a buy-back program.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-04-09
- Date Added
- 2026-05-16
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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