Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025
Key claim: The Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025 would increase maximum prison terms and create mandatory minimums for theft of firearms from licensed dealers, importers, or manufacturers.
Abstract
(HR1773 · 119th Congress) Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025 This bill modifies criminal penalties for an offense involving the theft of a firearm from a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, or from their business premises. Specifically, the bill does the following: increases from 10 to 20 years the maximum prison term, and creates a 3- or 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an offense that occurs during the commission of a burglary or robbery. An attempt to commit an offense is subject to the same penalties as a substantive offense. Latest action (2025-03-03): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why this matters
Mandatory minimums intersect with due process and sentencing-equity concerns that recur across this area, since they constrain judicial discretion and can produce disparate outcomes for defendants with different circumstances. The bill also connects firearms policy to criminal justice, an area where civil rights advocates and Second Amendment advocates sometimes converge on scrutiny of harsh sentencing regimes.