Local Gun Violence Reduction Act

This bill would create a national database at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for cities, counties, towns, and special districts to share their local gun violence prevention laws and how well those laws worked. The database would include when each law was passed and took effect, the size of the community, and data on gun violence and gun deaths before and after the law. State and local governments could search the database to learn what has worked elsewhere, and the Department of Health and Human Services would promote the tool to encourage its use .

Every two years, the department would report to Congress on how many entries were submitted, common themes, which approaches appear successful, and which areas are using the database more or less. The bill sets aside $1.5 million for 2026 and $1 million for 2027 and each year after to run it.

• Who is affected: State and local governments; communities looking for proven ways to reduce gun violence.
• What changes: A searchable, national database of local gun violence prevention laws and their results; federal outreach to boost participation; regular reports on trends and effective policies .
• When: The database must be up within one year after the bill becomes law; reports start two years after enactment and repeat every two years.