Require face-to-face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting of bulk ammunition purchases.

To require face-to-face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.

H.R.7166 proposes requirements for in-person ammunition purchases, ammunition dealer licensing, and reporting of bulk ammunition purchases.

H.R.7166 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To require face-to-face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Congress.gov records show Watson Coleman pursued the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act, legislation aimed at regulating ammunition sales, but the measure did not become public law.

Watson Coleman took concrete legislative action on ammunition-sale regulation, but the federal policy was not enacted.

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Congress.gov legislation search - Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act / Watson Coleman
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Current federal firearms regulations require licenses for importers or manufacturers of firearms or ammunition and dealers in firearms; they do not create a general federal license requirement for retail ammunition-only dealers.

As of the current eCFR, the promised federal licensing regime for ammunition dealers has not been enacted.

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27 CFR 478.41 - General license requirements
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Current federal rules restrict certain firearm and ammunition sales by age, prohibited-person status, and armor-piercing ammunition provisions, but do not require all ammunition purchases to occur face-to-face.

Federal regulations still lack the promised nationwide face-to-face purchase requirement for ammunition.

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27 CFR 478.99 - Certain prohibited sales, purchases, or deliveries
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ATF guidance says the Gun Control Act requires federal firearms licensees to report multiple firearms sales, including two or more handguns within five consecutive business days and certain rifles in specified Southwest border states; it does not describe a federal bulk-ammunition-purchase reporting requirement.

The current federal multiple-sale reporting system covers firearms, not bulk ammunition purchases, so this part of the promise remains undelivered.

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ATF - Reporting Multiple Firearms Sales or Other Dispositions
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