HR 4222 · in committee · significant
Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act of 2025
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- This bill restricts firearm dealers from transferring their business inventory guns when their license is revoked or denied.
- It affects federally licensed firearm dealers, importers, and manufacturers who lose their business licenses.
- Violators face criminal penalties including fines and up to one year in prison, or five years if willful.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would restricting inventory transfers during license revocation affect small firearm dealers compared to large retailers with multiple locations?
- 02
What evidence suggests that current fire sale practices have created public safety risks that this enforcement mechanism would address?
- 03
Should federal penalties apply equally to unintentional violations and deliberate attempts to circumvent license revocation rules?
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Sponsor · D-PA-4
Madeleine Dean
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-27
Legislative timeline
2025-06-27 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-06-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-06-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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