This bill would require all firearms to have serial numbers and prohibit the manufacture and sale of untraceable firearms known as "ghost guns." The legislation defines ghost guns as firearms lacking a unique serial number engraved by a licensed manufacturer or importer, and it expands the legal definition of what counts as a firearm to include partially completed frames and receivers that can be assembled into functional weapons, including those made through 3D printing or other manufacturing methods. Beginning one year after enactment, the bill would make it illegal for most people to knowingly possess, manufacture, sell, or transfer ghost guns or unfinished firearm parts, with penalties ranging from up to one year in prison for first-time violations to up to five years for subsequent violations. The bill also restricts the sale of machines designed primarily to manufacture firearms to licensed manufacturers only, with a 180-day timeline for establishing new regulations on serial number engraving. The legislation exempts licensed manufacturers and importers from these requirements and includes exceptions for firearms manufactured before 1968, permanently inoperable weapons, and firearms properly registered under state law.
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