{"id":227138,"date":"2025-12-21T13:23:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T19:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=227138"},"modified":"2025-12-22T13:25:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:25:29","slug":"senate-bill-require-federal-license-to-buy-own-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/senate-bill-require-federal-license-to-buy-own-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"New Senate Bill Would Require Federal License to Buy\/Own a Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, Senate Democrats reintroduced one of the most sweeping federal gun control proposals in years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim brought back the Federal Firearm Licensing Act, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booker.senate.gov\/news\/press\/-booker-kim-reintroduce-the-federal-firearm-licensing-act\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senate-bill-require-federal-license-to-buy-own-gun\" title=\"New Senate Bill Would Require Federal License to Buy\/Own a Gun\">bill<\/a> that would require Americans to obtain a federal firearm license before purchasing, receiving, <em>or even possessing<\/em> a firearm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We must reject division and hate. The ties that bind us are so much stronger than the lines that divide us. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/93zzcmdIOa\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senate-bill-require-federal-license-to-buy-own-gun\" title=\"New Senate Bill Would Require Federal License to Buy\/Own a Gun\">pic.twitter.com\/93zzcmdIOa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoryBooker\/status\/2002159714398794015?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senate-bill-require-federal-license-to-buy-own-gun\" title=\"New Senate Bill Would Require Federal License to Buy\/Own a Gun\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters are calling it \u201ccommonsense.\u201d Gun owners will recognize it for what it is: a national permission slip system enforced by the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the bill text, it would be unlawful for any individual to purchase, receive, or possess a firearm without a valid federal firearm purchasing license issued by the Attorney General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-that-license-would-not-be-a-one-time-deal-it-would-require\">That license would not be a one-time deal. It would require:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mandatory firearms training, including a written test and live-fire testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fingerprints, proof of identity, and a full background investigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disclosure of the specific firearm being purchased, including make, model, and serial number<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approval or denial within 30 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>License expiration after five years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A license valid for one firearm only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, every gun would require its own federal license, issued before the transfer can occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill goes even further. It allows the Attorney General to deny or revoke a license if the applicant is deemed a \u201csignificant danger\u201d to themselves or others, based on a long list of subjective criteria. Those include prior arrests without conviction, alleged drug or alcohol abuse, past restraining orders, or even recent firearm purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once revoked, the government must ensure firearms are removed from the individual.  And they can only be returned if the license is reinstated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation also mandates ongoing FBI \u201cRap Back\u201d monitoring, meaning license holders would be continuously checked for new records or contacts. Private firearm transfers would have to go through a federally licensed dealer, and all sales would need to be reported to the Attorney General within three business days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-free-sbrs-are-coming-a-horrible-idea\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sbr-vs-braced-pistol-read-this-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senate-bill-require-federal-license-to-buy-own-gun\" title=\"New Senate Bill Would Require Federal License to Buy\/Own a Gun\">Free SBRs Are Coming! A Horrible Idea<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Booker compared firearm ownership to driving a car, arguing that licensing saves lives. The bill is endorsed by Giffords and the Community Justice Action Fund.  It is co-sponsored by several high-profile Senate Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What supporters don\u2019t mention is how this framework collides head-on with the Supreme Court\u2019s <em>Bruen<\/em> standard, which rejects discretionary licensing schemes and demands historical analogues for modern gun regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no Founding-era tradition of requiring Americans to seek federal permission, let alone repeated permission, to exercise a constitutional right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether the bill advances or stalls, its introduction matters. It signals where gun control efforts are heading next.  Not just regulating sales, but conditioning possession itself on federal approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is one to watch closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"senate-bill-require-federal-license-to-buy-own-gun\" title=\"New Senate Bill Would Require Federal License to Buy\/Own a Gun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Senate Democrats reintroduced one of the most sweeping federal gun control proposals in 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