Blocks people convicted of misdemeanor hate crimes from buying or owning firearms.
This bill would change federal law to prevent individuals convicted of certain misdemeanor hate crimes or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor due to hate or bias from buying or owning firearms. It would expand the list of people legally prohibited from possessing or purchasing guns, affecting both these individuals and licensed firearm sellers.
Today, federal law does not explicitly prohibit individuals convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime from obtaining a firearm. The same applies to those who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor due to hate or bias. This bill would change federal law by adding these specific categories of individuals to the list of those legally prohibited from purchasing, possessing, shipping, or transporting firearms. This prohibition would also extend to ammunition.
S 3256 · 119th Congress · November 20, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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