The Firearm Destruction Licensure Act of 2025 establishes a new federal licensing requirement for businesses that destroy firearms. Under this bill, anyone engaged in the business of destroying firearms must obtain a license from the Attorney General, with the exception of government law enforcement agencies. Licensed firearm destruction businesses must use approved destruction methods that completely render firearms unusable and reduce them to scrap, and they must submit annual reports to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives detailing how many firearms they destroyed and their methods. The bill also creates a federal grant program, authorized for an unspecified amount of funding, to help state and local governments pay licensed dealers to destroy firearms, with grants beginning no later than one year after the law takes effect. The Attorney General has 180 days after enactment to issue rules defining acceptable destruction methods and record-keeping requirements, with the law becoming effective 180 days after passage.
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