Keep Americans Safe Act

# Keep Americans Safe Act Summary **What the Bill Does:** The Keep Americans Safe Act would make it illegal to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess large capacity ammunition feeding devices (high-capacity magazines that hold many rounds of ammunition). The bill would require newly manufactured magazines to have serial numbers and manufacturing dates. It would allow people who currently own these magazines to keep them, but they couldn't sell or transfer them to others. The bill includes exceptions for law enforcement, military, security personnel, and authorized testing purposes. **Who It Affects:** This legislation would primarily affect gun owners, ammunition manufacturers and retailers, and gun dealers.

It would also impact law enforcement agencies and states/local governments, which could use federal grant money to run "buy-back" programs where citizens voluntarily surrender high-capacity magazines in exchange for compensation. Retired law enforcement officers would be exempt from the restrictions. **Current Status:** The bill (S 803) was introduced in the 119th Congress by Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been voted on by the full Senate. The bill focuses specifically on the ammunition feeding devices themselves, not on guns or other firearms regulations.