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Gun LawsPeople a court has told not to have guns while awaiting trial would fail gun-store background checks
Gun Laws
It would become a federal crime for anyone, including a private seller, to sell a gun or ammo to a person they know or should know is under a court order barring guns while awaiting trial. The order can come from a federal, state, tribal, or local court.
Licensed dealers must run buyers through the national background check system. That system would now flag people under these pretrial orders, so the dealer could not complete the sale.
The Justice Department could give grants to states and tribes to send these court orders into the background check system. Up to $25 million a year could be spent from 2026 through 2030, on top of existing record-sharing grants.
More about this bill
If a court releases someone before trial on the condition that they not have guns, they would fail a gun-store background check. Today, federal law does not list these court orders as a reason to deny a sale. The bill makes it a crime for anyone to sell a gun or ammo to a person they know is under such an order. It also has the national background check system screen for these orders. A pretrial release order is the set of rules a person must follow while out of jail awaiting trial. States and tribes could get grants to send these court orders into the background check system. Congress could spend up to $25 million a year on these grants from 2026 through 2030. The Defense Department would also have to report such orders from military courts. A buyer denied on these grounds could still ask why. They could also sue to fix a wrong denial.
Congressional Summary
Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act This bill prohibits the sale or disposition of a firearm or ammunition to a person who is subject to a pretrial release order that prohibits the person from purchasing, possessing, or receiving firearms. It also establishes grants for states and Indian tribes to report information about pretrial release orders to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-06-26
- Date Added
- 2026-10-03
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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