This bill establishes a federal grant program to encourage states to create centralized systems for verifying firearm sales and transfers against background check databases. States that participate would receive up to $1 million annually to establish and maintain these "point-of-contact" systems, which licensed firearms dealers could use to confirm whether a sale would be lawful before completing it. The bill requires participating states to process approval requests within 10 days, establish a hotline for dealers to access the national instant criminal background check system, create an appeals process for denied sales, and automatically refer all denials to law enforcement for investigation. States would also need to publish annual reports on denial investigations and system performance, undergo FBI audits, and match at least 75 percent of federal funding with their own resources. The legislation authorizes up to $10 million annually for the grant program and gives preference to participating states in other federal law enforcement grants.
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