This bill would require that all firearms manufactured, sold, or possessed in the United States be traceable through serial numbers, targeting so-called "ghost guns" that lack identifying marks. The legislation amends federal law to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of untraceable firearms and restricts the sale of machines designed primarily for manufacturing firearms to licensed manufacturers only. The bill provides a 90-day grace period after enactment for licensed dealers to offload existing ghost guns before the new restrictions take effect, and requires the Attorney General to update regulations within 30 days to ensure compliance standards are clear. Violations would carry penalties ranging from fines and up to one year in prison for first offenses to up to five years imprisonment for repeat violations. The bill also modernizes rules on undetectable firearms to reflect current security screening technology rather than outdated airport X-ray machines.
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