This bill gives firearm license holders a chance to fix their mistakes without facing harsh penalties. It aims to help them comply with the law while preventing unnecessary license revocations.
Fighting Irrational Regulatory Enforcement to Avert Retailers’ Misfortune Act or the FIREARM Act This bill prohibits the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from bringing an enforcement action to revoke or deny renewal of a federal firearms license on the basis of a self-reported violation that is correctable, so long as the violation did not involve the transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person. The term self-reported violation means a violation of a statutory provision or implementing regulation by a federal firearms licensee (e. g., a gun dealer) that the licensee reports to the ATF before it is discovered during a compliance inspection. The bill applies retroactively.
1. This bill allows firearm license holders to report their own violations without facing immediate penalties. 2. License holders can correct minor mistakes with help from the Attorney General before any enforcement action is taken. 3. The bill defines what counts as a correctable violation and what does not. 4. If a violation is corrected within 30 days, the Attorney General cannot revoke the license. 5. The bill also ensures that license holders receive clear information about any violations they report.
Firearm license holders who may accidentally violate regulations.