H.R.7910, Protecting Our Kids Act (For Gun-Control), Passed The House In Wake Of Mass Shootings
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In the video published on June 8, 2022, “WATCH LIVE: House votes on Protecting Our Kids Act“, below:
In the video published on June 8, 2022, “Rep. Jeffries Speaks On the Protecting Our Kids Act“, below:
U.S. lawmakers debate the ‘Protecting our Kids Act,’ and are expected to vote following debate. This comes after survivors and relatives of young Americans who were killed and wounded in a spate of recent mass shootings testified before a congressional panel, in the video published on June 8, 2022, “LIVE: U.S. lawmakers debate gun rights on the House floor“, below:
The ‘Protecting Our Kids Act’ passed the committee in a 25-19 vote. It later passed the House on June 8, 2022, and will also have to pass the Senate in order to become a law, in the video published on June 3, 2022, “House committee approves gun-control bills in wake of mass shootings| USA TODAY“, below:
In the video published on June 2, 2022, “Markup: H.R. 7910, the “Protecting Our Kids Act”“, below:
The “Protecting Our Kids Act” would:
- Raise the minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles to 21.
- Ban high-capacity ammunition magazines.
- Bar the sales of “ghost gun” kits without a background check or serial numbers stamped on the parts.
- Require gun owners to safely store their weapons, especially when children are present.
To see H.R. 7910 – Protecting Our Kids Act, please click HERE.
To see all information (Except Text) for H.R. 7910 – Protecting Our Kids Act, please click HERE.
This bill makes various changes to federal firearms laws, including to establish new criminal offenses and to expand the types of weapons and devices that are subject to regulation.
Among the changes, the bill
- generally prohibits the sale or transfer of certain semiautomatic firearms to individuals who are under 21 years of age;
- establishes new federal criminal offenses for gun trafficking and related conduct;
- establishes a federal statutory framework to regulate ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers);
- establishes a framework to regulate the storage of firearms on residential premises at the federal, state, and tribal levels;
- subjects bump stocks to regulation under federal firearms laws;
- generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, and possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices; and
- requires the Department of Justice to report on the demographic data of persons who are determined to be ineligible to purchase a firearm based on a background check performed by the national instant criminal background check system.
The Protecting Our Kids Act received the support from the White House, in Statement Of Administration Policy.
The Protecting Our Kids Act passed the House on June 8, 2022, and it will also have to pass the Senate before becoming a law.
Let your members of Congress know what you think of this bill by clicking HERE. Make sure to include the bill number in your communication.
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