# Plain Language Summary: Shall Not Be Infringed Act

This bill would completely undo a gun safety law that Congress passed in 2022 called the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. If this bill became law, it would erase that entire law as if it had never been passed, and restore all the gun regulations that existed before it was enacted.

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act included several provisions aimed at keeping guns away from people considered dangerous. It required background checks for gun buyers under 21 years old, provided funding to states that created "red flag" laws (which temporarily remove guns from people in crisis), increased penalties for gun trafficking, and offered grants to help schools improve security and mental health services. By repealing this law, this bill would eliminate all of those measures.

Who this affects depends on your perspective. Gun rights advocates argue these restrictions go too far and infringe on Second Amendment rights—hence the bill's name referencing "shall not be infringed" from the Second Amendment. Gun safety advocates, however, argue that removing these measures would make it easier for dangerous individuals to obtain firearms and would eliminate funding for school safety programs and mental health services. The practical impact would be that people under 21 could face fewer background check requirements, states would lose federal support for red flag programs, and schools would lose federal grants for security improvements.

This bill has not passed and faces significant political obstacles, but it represents one side of the ongoing national debate about how to balance gun rights with public safety concerns.

Shall Not Be Infringed Act

Boebert, Lauren

Shall Not Be Infringed Act This bill repeals the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was signed into law on June 25, 2022. The act makes various changes to federal firearms laws, including to expand background check requirements, broaden the scope of existing restrictions, and establish new criminal offenses. The act also reauthorizes, funds, and supports various programs, grants, and activities to promote access to behavioral and mental health services, enhance school safety and security initiatives, and address gun violence in communities.