What is the GOSAFE Act?

“Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion" Act

The GOSAFE Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Angus King (I-Maine), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), is a pragmatic proposal designed to protect communities from gun violence while safeguarding Americans' constitutional right to own a firearm for legitimate self-defense, hunting, or sporting purposes.

Regulates Sale, Transfer, & Manufacture of Semi-Automatic Firearms [source]

  • The GOSAFE Act regulates firearms based on the inherently dangerous and unusual lethality of their internal mechanisms, as opposed to focusing on cosmetic features that manufacturers can easily modify.

  • If enacted, the bill would regulate the sale, transfer, and manufacture of gas-operated semi-automatic weapons by:

    • Preventing unlawful modifications of permissible firearms;

    • Mandating that future gas-operated designs are approved before manufacture; and

    • Preventing unlawful firearm self-assembly and manufacturing.

Relevant News:

Opinion: How two gun-friendly senators are turning the tide on gun safety [The Washington Post]

The Gun Violence Epidemic: A Public Health Crisis [U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing]

“It’s not often we see a member of Congress take the initiative to rewrite a better bill when the one at hand isn’t working. Senator Heinrich sees the mass shooting epidemic in America as one important enough to solve - and we’re grateful he’s proposing common sense legislation. History will remember this Congress as the one that saves lives.”
— Kitty Brandtner - Founder of March Fourth

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