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Last week, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) decided enough is enough when it comes to strict handgun rules (rosters) in states like New York and California.
They’ve introduced the Modern Firearm Safety Act, a bill aimed at stopping these states from enforcing what they see as unconstitutional requirements that make it nearly impossible to sell new handguns.
“I am proud to introduce the Modern Firearm Safety Act to put a stop to the unconstitutional gun-grabbing agenda pushed on law-abiding American citizens by Far Left Democrats like Kathy Hochul,” Stefanik said in a press release obtained by GunsAmerica.
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“My legislation would ban Albany Democrats from imposing illegal handgun roster requirements meant to deter gun ownership. I will always stand up for our Second Amendment rights and provide a critical check to any entity attempting to encroach on their liberties,” she added.
Issa didn’t hold back either. He called these state requirements a sneaky way to undermine the Second Amendment.
“Handgun rosters are a tactic that serves only one purpose: to undermine the Second Amendment under the cynical pretense of firearm safety,” Issa said. “These rosters impose excessive and unnecessary requirements that only restrict access to modern firearms equipped with the most up-to-date safety features.”
So, what does the Modern Firearm Safety Act actually do? Here’s the gist:
- It bans states from requiring loaded chamber indicators, magazine disconnect mechanisms, and microstamping for handgun sales—features that Stefanik and Issa say are more about creating obstacles than improving safety.
- It aligns with a federal district court ruling that found California’s handgun roster requirements unconstitutional, giving the bill some legal backing.
In simple terms, this bill would make it illegal for states to demand that handguns include certain features like a device that shows whether a gun is loaded, mechanisms that prevent a gun from firing if the magazine isn’t fully inserted, or microstamping tech that marks shell casings with identifying info.
The idea is to prevent states from making it harder to buy and sell guns by piling on these requirements.
Stefanik and Issa are pushing this bill because they believe Americans’ rights are being trampled in states that are “hostile to liberty.” They want to make sure people can buy modern firearms without having to jump through unnecessary hoops.
We’ll keep an eye on this bill as it moves through Congress. Stay tuned for updates!
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Robby – one of the biggest issues with any sort of ‘list’ is who exactly has access to it, you sort of hinted about that and what they can maliciously do with that data.
Off the top of my head I can think of 2 horrendous examples of what can happen with unauthorized access. 1) IIRC Westchester County in noo yawk state a few years ago ‘allowed’ a local ‘newspaper’ to publish a list of gun owners including their address AND the gun(s) they had. Of course that got quashed in relatively short order but the damage was already done. 2) Recently the kalypornia dee oh jay ‘inadvertently’ released the names and other info about concealed licensees – same result, lots of finger pointing and blaming faceless bureaucrats but afaik no one (except the owners) got any sort of punishment.
Want to make “handgun rosters” go away? Require ALL cops to adhere to the same LAWS as civilians including magazine capacity
laws. If so-called “safe” roster handguns are fine for civilians then they are also fine for cops and the agencies that employ them. Cops
shouldn’t be carrying “UNSAFE” FIREARMS PERIOD! The cops will howl when their “special” guns are taken away, Just another example of rules for thee, but not for me!
The Problem with all these lists,on computer system. Its only a matter of time before criminals ,
use this to find were to steal firearms.Nothing that needs to be secure,
should go over the internet. If we do not wake up,were going to have more problems.
Look at are insurance,banking,store credit cards. Nothing is secure that is on the internet.The criminals,
are more into Tech every day.