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To prohibit the imposition of requirements that handguns have certain features generally absent from firearms in common use, and to restore the civil and natural rights of Americans in States hostile to liberty, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits states and local governments from imposing handgun design requirements beyond what federal law requires. Specifically, it bars requirements for features such as loaded indicators, magazine-safety mechanisms, cartridge imprinting capability, or any device designed to perform these functions. The bill applies to handguns that move in interstate or foreign commerce. The stated purpose is to prevent a patchwork of state regulations that would limit handgun availability and inflate prices.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA)
15 cosponsors
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX)
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA)
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA)
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA)
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX)
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN)
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD)
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL)
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Darrell Issa’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $45,911
- ARMSCOR PRECISION INTL $18,200
- GOOGLE $11,400
- FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP $7,050
- 1A AUTO $6,850
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Actions (2)
- Jul 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jul 23, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2025
Mr. Issa (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Collins, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Mills, and Mr. Fleischmann) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit the imposition of requirements that handguns have certain features generally absent from firearms in common use, and to restore the civil and natural rights of Americans in States hostile to liberty, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Modern Firearm Safety Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that State and local governmental requirements for handgun design that mandate features not ordinarily present on the affected models limit the selection of handguns available to law- abiding citizens in these jurisdictions; artificially inflate the price of constitutionally protected arms; present safety concerns by altering the intended design and function of the affected models; violate the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and pose an unacceptable restraint on interstate commerce. The purpose of this Act to is preempt any such requirements that exceed those imposed by Federal statute.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF REQUIREMENTS THAT HANDGUNS HAVE CERTAIN FEATURES GENERALLY ABSENT FROM FIREARMS IN COMMON USE.
(a) In General.—Section 927 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking “No” and inserting “(a) In General.— Except as provided in subsection (b), no”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Prohibition on Imposition of Requirements That Handguns Have Certain Features Generally Absent From Firearms in Common Use.—A department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State or political subdivision of a State, may not implement or enforce any provision of law or regulation that requires or has the effect of requiring, or promulgate any provision of regulation that would require or have the effect of requiring, a handgun that is in, or has been shipped or transported in, interstate or foreign commerce to incorporate any design feature, functionality, safety mechanism, or performance standard that is not required by Federal statute as a condition for the lawful manufacture, sale, or receipt of the handgun, including—
“(1) a device that indicates whether the handgun is loaded;
“(2) a mechanism that prevents a handgun from being fired if an ammunition magazine is not fully inserted into the handgun;
“(3) the capability of imprinting the cartridge casing or projectile of ammunition fired from the handgun with characters meant to identify the handgun from which the ammunition is fired;
“(4) any device, mechanism, or technology that—
“(A) is designed or intended to perform any function described in the preceding provisions of this section; or
“(B) may be readily converted to be capable of performing any such function; or
“(5) the capability of accepting the attachment of any device or mechanism described in paragraph (4).”. <all>
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