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# Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2023 Summary This comprehensive bill aims to reduce gun violence through multiple approaches: licensing requirements, background checks, restrictions on certain weapons and devices, extreme risk protection orders, dealer regulations, and research funding. **Key Licensing and Background Check Changes** The bill establishes a federal firearm owner's license system, effective two years after enactment. Adults age 21 and older must complete firearms safety training, pass a background check, and obtain this license to purchase, acquire, or possess firearms and ammunition. States with comparable licensing systems can continue using their own licenses instead. Universal background checks expand to nearly all firearm transfers, with a seven-day waiting period, though exceptions exist for family transfers and temporary loans. Straw purchasing (buying firearms for others) becomes explicitly prohibited. **Weapon and Device Restrictions** Semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines (over 10 rounds) are banned for civilian purchase and transfer, with grandfathering for weapons legally owned before the bill's enactment. Firearm silencers and mufflers are banned entirely. Certain firearm accessories designed to accelerate firing rates are prohibited. "Ghost guns" (untraceable, serialized firearms) are banned for civilian manufacture and possession after 12 months. The bill also prohibits 3D-printing code for firearms and restricts manufacturing machines. **Domestic Violence and Protective Order Protections** The bill expands the definition of domestic violence disqualifiers to include dating partners and stalking convictions. It establishes a federal extreme risk protection order system allowing law enforcement and family members to petition federal courts to temporarily remove firearms from individuals posing danger to themselves or others. Courts can issue ex parte orders within 14 days and longer-term orders up to 180 days following hearings. **Dealer and Industry Regulations** Licensed firearm dealers must implement specific security measures including locked cabinets, safes, video monitoring, and security alarms. Dealers must submit security plans and annually certify compliance. Employees with firearm access require background checks. The Attorney General can conduct unlimited inspections of dealers, with mandatory annual inspections for high-risk dealers and triennial inspections for others. Dealers must report lost or stolen firearms within 48 hours and maintain enhanced recordkeeping submitted to the Bureau of Alcohol,

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