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This Act may be cited as the . Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2023 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Firearm licensing Sec. 101. License to own firearms and ammunition. Sec. 102. State firearms licensing. TITLE II—Background Check Reform Sec. 201. Universal background checks. Sec. 202. Completion of background checks; 7-day waiting period. TITLE III—Firearm possession Sec. 301. Protecting victims of domestic violence.
Sec. 302. Fugitives from justice. Sec. 303. Minimum age for purchasing firearms and ammunition. Sec. 304. Secure gun storage by owners. Sec. 305. Secure gun storage or safety device for all firearms. Sec. 306. Consumer product safety standards for gun locks and gun safes. Sec. 307. Gun-free school zones. TITLE IV—Extreme Risk Protection Orders Sec. 401. Extreme risk protection order grant program. Sec. 402. Federal extreme risk protection orders. Sec. 403. Federal firearms prohibition.
Sec. 404. Identification records. Sec. 405. Conforming amendment. Sec. 406. Full faith and credit. TITLE V—Assault weapons and firearms silencers and mufflers ban Subtitle A—Assault weapons ban Sec. 511. Definitions. Sec. 512. Restrictions on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. Sec. 513. Penalties. Sec. 514. Background checks for transfers of grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapons. Sec. 515. Use of Byrne grants for buy-back programs for semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
Sec. 516. Ban on untraceable and undetectable firearms. Sec. 517. Prohibition on possession of certain firearm accessories. Subtitle B—Firearm silencers and mufflers ban Sec. 521. Definition. Sec. 522. Restrictions on firearm silencers and firearm mufflers. Sec. 523. Penalties. Sec. 524. Use of Byrne grants for buy-back programs for firearm silencers and firearm mufflers; Department of Justice buy-back program. Sec. 525. Effective date. TITLE VI—Firearm trafficking Sec. 601. Prohibition against multiple firearm sales or purchases.
Sec. 602. Increased penalties for making knowingly false statements in connection with firearms. Sec. 603. Retention of records. Sec. 604. Revised definition. Sec. 605. Firearms trafficking. TITLE VII—Dealer reform Sec. 701. Gun shop security measures. Sec. 702. Inspections. Sec. 703. Employee background checks. Sec. 704. Gun store thefts. Sec. 705. Civil enforcement. Sec. 706. No effect on State laws governing dealing in firearms. Sec. 707. Lost and stolen reporting requirement.
Sec. 708. Report on implementation. Sec. 709. Hearing. Sec. 710. Enhanced record keeping requirements. Sec. 711. Deadline for issuance of final regulations. Sec. 712. Repeal. TITLE VIII—Industry reform Sec. 801. Repeal. Sec. 802. Repeal of exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from consumer product safety laws. Sec. 803. Increase in excise taxes relating to firearms. Sec. 804. Discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings. TITLE IX—Research and community violence intervention program Sec. 901.
Community violence intervention grant program. Sec. 902. Funding for research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. TITLE X—Miscellaneous Sec. 1001. Inclusion of semiautomatic assault weapons as firearms under National Firearms Act. Sec. 1002. Severability.