Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2023
According to a summary of the bill, at the top of the list is the requirement for a federal or state-issued license to “purchase or own a firearm or ammunition.”
The proposed law also calls for universal background checks and the elimination of the so-called “Charleston loophole” by requiring a completed background check before a sale’s completion.
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It also calls for closing the so-called “gun-show loophole.” There is no gun-show loophole, as all federally licensed firearms dealers must complete a background check through the National Instant Background Check System (NICS) for each sale. Private sales don’t require background checks.
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When it comes to gun sales, the law would also increase the minimum age for buying a firearm or ammunition to 21 and set a 7-day waiting period for all firearm sales.
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The bill would ban homemade firearms along with certain semi-automatic rifles, so-called “assault weapons,” and would fund a buyback program.
The legislation also increases the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and hires 650 new ATF agents to inspect gun stores. It would also establish an electronic database of ATF records.
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The proposed law includes a 30 percent tax on all firearm sales and a 50 percent tax on all ammunition sales. The taxes would fund $120 million to be split between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Justice to pay for research into “gun violence.”
Read the rest of the article: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/democrats-combine-all-their-gun-control-plans-into-one-comprehensive-bill-5545202