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MASS Act

Introduced Jun 24, 2025 by Sen. Edward J. Markey

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Latest action · Jun 24, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

What it does

This bill authorizes grants for states to implement or maintain firearms and firearms dealer licensing requirements.

A state's requirements must incorporate certain elements, including the following:

an individual must have a firearms license at the time of acquiring, and during the entire period of possessing, a firearm or ammunition; and

an individual who sells, rents, or leases a minimum number of firearms, or sells ammunition, must obtain a firearms dealer license.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

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