February 16, 2018: Sessions orders review of FBI's and DOJ's procedures for handling tips related to public safety.
February 16, 2018: FBI launches review of tip line operations after Florida shooting.
February 19, 2018: Trump supports improving federal background check system.
February 20, 2018: Trump issues memorandum on bump stocks.
February 21, 2018: Trump holds listening session on gun violence and school safety with students and teachers.
February 22, 2018: Trump holds listening session with state and local officials on gun violence and school safety.
February 2018: Congress' response to the February 14, 2018, school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
March 10, 2018: DOJ issues proposed rule to ban bump stocks.
March 11, 2018: Trump Administration releases proposals to address gun violence in schools.
March 12, 2018: Trump announces support for raising age limits on gun purchases.
March 12, 2018: Trump administration releases four-pillar plan to improve safety in schools.
March 14, 2018: House passes STOP School Violence Act of 2018.
March 24, 2018: Democratic lawmakers attend anti-gun violence march.
August 27, 2018: Federal judge bars distribution of CAD files used to produce firearms via 3D printers.
February 27, 2019: House passes firearms legislation.
Click on the timeline below to learn more about each headline. This page tracks the comments and actions of the Trump administration, the 115th Congress, and the 116th Congress on laws governing guns and firearms. President Donald Trump said that he would veto the bill if it was sent to him. Immigration and Enforcement Agency if they attempted to buy a gun. The bill also included language backed by 26 Democrats and members of the Republican caucus that would require sellers to report the names of individuals residing in the country without legal permission to the U.S. It would not require background checks for transfers between family members or for temporary use of a gun. Federal law does not require background checks for private sales. The bill proposed requiring background checks for commercial and private firearms sales. The House passed a bill that proposed requiring federal criminal background checks on all firearms sales by a vote of 240-190, mostly along party lines. Polling indexes: Opinion polling during the Trump administrationĬongress most recently addressed firearms-related legislation on February 27, 2019.
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