That’s why I am proud to reintroduce the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act to ensure those who rob and burglarize federally licensed gun dealers face harsher penalties for committing these crimes.
Will reintroduce and support the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act to increase penalties for robbing or burglarizing federally licensed gun dealers.
Occurrences
Rutherford said criminals burglarize FFL dealers and traffic stolen firearms, and that he is 'proud to reintroduce' the bill.
Evidence
The bill record shows H.R. 1773 was introduced by Rep. John H. Rutherford and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. The last action date listed is March 3, 2025, with no later action shown on the bill record.
Rutherford's office said he and Jared Golden reintroduced H.R. 1773, the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act, to increase penalties for robbing or burglarizing FFL dealers, and noted the bill had 42 additional House cosponsors.
Assessments
Rutherford promised to reintroduce and support the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act. He did reintroduce H.R. 1773 in the 119th Congress with bipartisan support, which is a serious same-term legislative effort. However, the bill remains at the introduced/referred-to-committee stage and has not enacted the increased penalties, so the promised policy outcome has not yet been delivered. Because the candidate is still in the relevant federal office and the Congress is ongoing, this is unresolved rather than never.