To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with respect to eligibility under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, and for other purposes.
The Responsible Retirement of Law Enforcement Firearms Act of 2024 aims to improve accountability for firearms sales by prohibiting law enforcement agencies from doing business with gun dealers who have a pattern of selling firearms that are quickly used in crimes. The bill requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to publicly release a list of "covered licensed dealers"—those who sold at least 25 firearms that ended up being used in crimes within three years of the sale in at least two of the previous three years. Law enforcement agencies and other entities receiving federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants would be prohibited from purchasing firearms from or selling firearms to dealers on this list, with the initial list to be published within 120 days of the bill's enactment and updated annually thereafter. The bill also repeals long-standing restrictions that had previously prevented the federal government from publicly sharing firearm tracing data. This legislation affects state and local law enforcement agencies, federal grant recipients, and gun dealers, with no specific new federal funding authorized for implementation.
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