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S 367119th CongressIntroduced
Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025
Introduced: Oct 29, 2025
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
Prohibits .50 caliber rifles and enhances tracking of firearms that could be used by drug cartels.
Key Points
- 1Bans importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, and possession of .50 caliber rifles
- 2Exempts government use and grandfathered rifles lawfully possessed before enactment
- 3Requires registration of existing .50 caliber rifles within 12 months
- 4Adds .50 caliber rifles to National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record
- 5Includes cartels in Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act exceptions
- 6Designates significant foreign narcotics traffickers as firearm prohibitors
- 7Adds rifles to multiple firearm sales reporting requirements
- 8Amends background check system for new prohibitors
Impact Areas
.50 caliber rifle ownersFirearms dealersLaw enforcementDrug enforcementBackground check systemNational Firearms Act
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