Firearms/Guns/Ammunition

JWI staff is urging members of Congress to support a bill to prohibit respondents to final dating violence protective orders and stalking misdemeanants from possessing, receiving, shipping, or transporting firearms. JWI is urging members of Congress to vote in opposition to H.R.38, federally mandated concealed carry reciprocity. JWI is providing material and has done briefings in opposition to the bill to deregulate certain 'less-than-lethal' projectile weapons. JWI is working with lawmakers to introduce a bill to notify victims when a domestic abuser fails a firearms background check.

The benefits of body worn cameras, TASERS, and non-lethal drones and related operating systems for achieving administration objectives.

TOP PRIORITY - H.R. 2243 (Bacon, R-NE) the LEOSA Reform Act, which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) exempting qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms; H.R. 2255 (Fry, R-SC) the Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act, which would allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons;

Support continuing funding for firearm violence prevention research at CDC, NIH, NIJ.

Various issues relating to the National Firearms Act; firearm bans and sales; ammunition bans and restrictions; manufacturing of firearms; firearm storage; proposed banking regulations; proposed restrictions on firearms dealers; and related matters. S. 345 H.R. 850 H.R. 613 S. 884 H.R. 631 H.R. 45 H.R. 404 S. 364 H.R.2552 S.1224 H.R.3033 H.R. 3034 H.R. 3115 S.1531 H.R.4242 H.R.3998 H.R 4676 H. Res 622 S. Res 342 H.R. 4546

H.R. 169, Prevent Family Fire Act of 2025; H.R. 2790/S. 1370, GOSAFE Act; H.R. 38/S.65, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act; Secure firearm storage policy

General issues related to small arms manufacturing, firearms regulations, and foreign military sales.

Monitor gun violence prevention, as follows: H.R.6258, Disarm Hate Act, Entirety H.R.38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act S.1531/H.R.3115, Assault Weapons Ban S.726/H.R.1564, Ethan's Law to keep kids safe from unsecured guns S.1955/H.R. 3740, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to remove gun industrys unique civil liability shield S.3214, Background Check Expansion Act H.R.18, Bipartisan Background Checks Act H.R.3868, Enhanced Background Checks Act S.2203/H.R.4103, Break the Cycle of Violence Act to fund community violence intervention programs S.2514/H.R.4821, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act GOSAFE Act, Draft Funding for gun violence prevention research STOP Violence Act, Draft Safe Workplaces Act, Draft End Gun Violence Act, Draft Secure Background Checks Act, Draft Gun violence issues and higher education S.367, Stop Arming Cartels Act School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Gun violence prevention Community violence intervention, Firearm school safety appropriations funding School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Gun Violence Trauma related issues Assault Weapons related issues and initiatives Safe Firearm Storage related issues

Issues related to foreign military sale of products.

Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Forms processing