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HR 1773 · in committee · significant

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • Increases maximum prison sentence for stealing firearms from licensed dealers from 10 to 20 years.
  • Applies to people who steal firearms during burglaries or robberies of licensed gun dealers.
  • Creates mandatory minimum sentences of 3 to 5 years for theft during burglary or robbery.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would mandatory minimum sentences of 3–5 years for stealing firearms during burglaries affect sentencing disparities across different types of theft crimes?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports that doubling maximum prison sentences from 10 to 20 years would deter firearm theft more effectively than current penalties?

  3. 03

    Who would bear the costs of longer prison sentences, and how might those costs compare to investments in dealer security or theft prevention?

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John H. Rutherford

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Introduced 2025-03-03

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-03-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-03-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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