# Plain Language Summary: State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation Act

This bill closes a gap in federal gun laws by making it illegal for gun dealers to sell firearms to people whose state has revoked their gun license or who have been ordered by a court to give up their guns. Right now, federal law prevents dealers from selling guns to certain people—like convicted felons or those with domestic violence convictions—but it doesn't specifically address situations where a state has already taken away someone's right to own guns through its own licensing system or court order. This bill adds those two categories to the federal prohibition list.

The practical effect is straightforward: if your state revokes your gun license (which states can do for various reasons, like criminal activity or safety concerns), or if a state court orders you to surrender your firearms, gun dealers across the country would be breaking federal law if they sold you a gun. This prevents someone from simply going to another state or finding a dealer willing to ignore state-level restrictions. It also makes it a federal crime for dealers to knowingly make such a sale, which means federal prosecutors can get involved rather than relying only on state enforcement.

This bill primarily affects gun dealers and people whose gun rights have been restricted at the state level. For most gun owners, it changes nothing—it only applies to people a state has already decided shouldn't have guns. The bill essentially says that state-level decisions to revoke gun rights should be respected nationwide, preventing people from circumventing their home state's restrictions by purchasing firearms elsewhere.

State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation Act

Raskin, Jamie

State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation Act The bill expands the categories of persons to whom the sale or disposition of a firearm or ammunition is prohibited. Specifically, the bill adds a new category of prohibited persons: persons (1) who have had a state permit or license to purchase, own, or possess a firearm revoked and not reinstated; or (2) who have been ordered by a state court to surrender all firearms and such firearms have not been lawfully returned.