S. 1155

Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2021

This bill makes various changes to federal firearms laws, including to expand background checks, limit handgun purchases, and extend firearms-related restrictions to new categories of persons. The bill also establishes a grant program to support the implementation of extreme risk protection order laws.

Among its provisions, the bill

• establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals);
• generally prohibits an unlicensed person from purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period;
• establishes a grant program to help states and Indian tribes implement extreme risk protection order laws (i.e., red flag laws);
• generally requires gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms to law enforcement within 48 hours of discovery;
• makes it unlawful to recklessly leave a loaded and unsecured firearm in a manner that endangers a minor who is under 14 years of age; and
• extends firearms-related restrictions on the receipt, possession, shipment, or transportation of firearms and ammunition to persons convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking and persons who are subject to an extreme risk protection order.