Jaime’s Law

Plain-English Summary: Jaime's Law

Please note: Because no official description was provided for this bill, the following summary is based on publicly available information about legislation known as "Jaime's Law," which has been introduced in Congress in recent sessions. If this refers to a different bill, the details below may not apply.

Jaime's Law is a proposed federal bill that would require background checks to be conducted on people purchasing ammunition, similar to the background checks already required when buying firearms. The bill is named in honor of Jaime Guttenberg, a student killed in the 2018 Parkland, Florida school shooting. Under this proposal, licensed gun dealers would be required to run a buyer's information through the existing federal background check system before completing an ammunition sale.

The bill would primarily affect people who purchase ammunition at gun stores and other licensed retailers. Buyers who are legally prohibited from owning firearms — such as those with certain criminal convictions or domestic violence records — would also be blocked from purchasing ammunition. It would also affect licensed ammunition dealers, who would take on new legal responsibilities to process these checks before completing sales.

The bill has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary, where it will be reviewed before any further action is taken. As with many bills introduced in Congress, it may be debated, amended, advanced, or take no further action during the current legislative session.