FIRE Act

This bill would block any government limits on firearm magazines based on how many rounds they hold. It tells federal agencies they may not make or enforce rules that cap magazine size, and it cancels any state or local laws that do the same. In short, magazine capacity limits would no longer apply anywhere in the U.S.

It defines a “firearm magazine” as a fixed or detachable device that stores and feeds ammunition into a gun, and “capacity” as the number of rounds the magazine can hold. The changes would start 30 days after the bill becomes law.

• Who is affected: Gun owners, sellers, and manufacturers; federal, state, and local governments.
• What changes: No government may limit or punish magazine ownership or use based on how many rounds it holds. State and local magazine-capacity laws would have no force.
• When: Takes effect 30 days after enactment.