Jaime’s Law

Summary

Makes it unlawful for unlicensed people to transfer ammunition to other unlicensed people unless a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer first takes possession and follows federal transfer requirements; creates limited exemptions and requires licensees to give notice and obtain an Attorney General–prescribed certification before completing such transfers. The bill revises and reorganizes the statutory transfer rules in 18 U.S.C. § 922, updates related cross‑references, prohibits creating a national firearms or ammunition registry, preserves states’ authority to adopt their own laws on the subject, and becomes effective 180 days after enactment.

• Prohibits unlicensed persons from transferring ammunition to other unlicensed persons unless a licensed importer/manufacturer/dealer first takes possession and follows federal transfer rules.
• Requires the licensee taking possession to comply with transfer requirements as if transferring from its own inventory and to obtain an AG-prescribed certification form before transfer.
• Creates specific exemptions for law enforcement, military, family and estate transfers, emergency temporary transfers, NFA-authorized transfers, and limited temporary range/hunting transfers.
• Reorganizes and redesignates subsections of 18 U.S.C. § 922 and updates related statutory cross-references to reflect those changes.
• Includes a rule of construction that forbids creation of a national firearms or ammunition registry and preserves states’ authority to regulate in this area.
• Takes effect 180 days after enactment and does not provide new federal funding to implement the requirements.
• Returns of ammunition after incomplete transfer are not treated as new transfers under the prohibition.
• Licensees must provide notice of the prohibition to unlicensed transfer participants and secure a certification before completing a transfer.
• No new federal penalty scheme is created; violations would be addressed under the existing statutory enforcement framework.