Establishes various provisions intended to regulate and prohibit the manufacture and use of ghost guns. In particular, the bill:
Introduces a number of new definitions, including defining “undetectable” as assembled, or otherwise comprised entirely of nonmetal substances, which are not detectable by a walk-through metal detector, or the types of X-ray machines commonly used at airports, within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. 922;
Prohibits the possession, sale, or transfer of unserialized and undetectable firearms, rifles, shotguns, or frames, with certain exemptions;
Makes it unlawful to knowingly manufacture or assemble, import, purchase, sell, or transfer ownership of any firearm, rifle, or shotgun that is not imprinted with a valid serial number;
Makes it unlawful to import, purchase, sell, or transfer ownership of any completed or unfinished frame or receiver, with certain exceptions;
Makes violation of these provisions punishable, for a first offense, by up to 12 months imprisonment, or a fine of up to $5,000 per weapon in violation, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Makes a second or subsequent violation punishable by up to four years imprisonment, or a fine of up to $15,000 per weapon in violation, or by both such fine and imprisonment;
Prohibits the distribution of digital firearm manufacturing code — which is any digital instructions in the form of computer-aided design files or other code or instructions stored and displayed in electronic format as a digital model that may be used to program a CNC milling machine, a three-dimensional printer, or a similar machine, to manufacture, assemble, or produce a firearm, rifle, shotgun, or completed or unfinished frame or receiver — without a valid license;
Imposes strict liability for injuries or damages resulting from the use of firearms manufactured using such codes;
Prohibits the manufacture, assembly, sale, or possession of weapons that do not resemble handguns, short-barreled rifles, or short-barreled shotguns, including undetectable firearms;
Expands the definition of “firearm” to include completed or unfinished frames or receivers;
Removes references to “newly manufactured” and specifying that the licensee authorized to serialize firearms can assign serial numbers;
Creates severability for the various provisions of the act.