S. 803 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Feb 27, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryCreates new crime for high-capacity ammunition devices
This bill would make it illegal to import, sell, make, give away, or own large capacity ammunition feeding devices—basically magazines that hold a lot of bullets. Some people would be allowed to keep these devices, including law enforcement officers and retired officers, and people who already own them before the law takes effect could keep them (though they couldn't sell or trade them). New devices would need to be marked with a serial number and manufacturing date. The bill also lets state and local governments use certain federal grant money to pay people who turn in these devices voluntarily.
How it affects you
If you own a large capacity ammunition feeding device, you'd be allowed to keep it, but you wouldn't be able to sell it or give it to someone else. If you wanted to get rid of it, some state or local governments might offer to buy it back. People who sell, manufacture, or distribute these devices could face criminal charges. Law enforcement officers and those testing or experimenting with these devices for authorized purposes would be exempt from the restrictions.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 27, 2025)
Keep Americans Safe Act
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD).
The bill does not prohibit certain conduct with respect to an LCAFD, including the following:
• importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments;
• importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials; and
• possession by a retired law enforcement officer.
The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD.
Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification and the date of manufacture.
Additionally, the bill allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender an LCAFD under a buy-back program.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 803
A BILL
Keep Americans Safe Act
Sponsor: Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) · Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 27, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”