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Bill Jul 19, 2026

To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate ActThis bill removes less-than-lethal projectile devices (e.g., certain TASERs) from regulation under the Gun Control Act.The term less-than-lethal projectile device means a device that (1) is not designed or intended to expel (and may not be readily converted to discharge) commonly used ammunition or projectiles exceeding a velocity of 500 feet per second; (2) is designed and intended to be used in a manner not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury; and (3) does not accept (and cannot be readily modified to accept) an ammunition feeding device.The bill also requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to determine whether a device satisfies the definition of a less-than-lethal projectile device within 90 days of a request.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2189
Lance Gooden U.S. Representative Brad Knott U.S. Representative Cosponsor Nathaniel Moran U.S. Representative Cosponsor
Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Firearms and explosives
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