Stop Militarizing Our Streets Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Elizabeth Warren
Introduced
Summary
Would bar the Department of Defense from buying or selling through commercial dealers that offer military‑grade assault weapons and would set strict standards for firearms and ammunition dealers. It would try to reduce the flow of military‑style arms and high‑caliber ammunition into the civilian market by limiting who DoD can do business with and by requiring new licensing, traceability, transfer limits, recordkeeping, training, and reporting rules.
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- Families and communities: Aims to cut diversion of military‑grade weapons and covered ammunition into neighborhoods by blocking DoD sales to dealers linked to those items and by limiting transfers. Dealer eligibility includes a trace standard of no more than 24 crime‑traced guns with a time‑to‑crime under 3 years and ammo transfer caps of 500 rounds for covered ammo or 1,000 rounds for other ammo per 30 days.
- Dealers and sellers: Would require federal firearms licenses, mandatory NICS background checks, remotely searchable electronic records for guns and ammo, and completion of a required training course within 90 days for current employees and 30 days for new hires.
- DoD, enforcement, and oversight: Prevents DoD and government‑owned plants from buying or selling through dealers that market military‑grade assault weapons or covered ammunition. It directs the Attorney General to create an ammunition dealer license, allows ATF trace data sharing with DoD, and requires annual reports to Congress on commercial sales and DoD procurement.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 3 mixed.
Dealer conduct, records, and training
This bill would make dealers follow a new minimum code of conduct. Dealers would need security systems, remotely searchable firearm and detailed ammunition records, and quarterly firearm inventory checks. All transfer employees must finish AG training: current staff within 90 days and new hires within 30 days. ATF inspection results must be shared with suppliers within 30 days, and ATF would send inspection reports to the Defense Department within 30 days.
New ammo dealer licenses and checks
This bill would require a new ammunition dealer license similar to federal firearms licenses. Licensed ammunition dealers would be allowed to use NICS for background checks no later than 180 days after enactment. Firearms dealers would still need their chapter 44 licenses to participate in covered sales. These changes would add new compliance duties for dealers and new verification steps for buyers.
DoD bans and procurement eligibility rules
This bill would bar the Defense Department and government-owned plants from selling military-grade assault weapons or covered ammunition to commercial dealers. It would also bar the Department from buying from firms that sell those items commercially. "Covered ammunition" would mean ammo larger than .22 caliber and would expressly include .223 Remington and 7.62 NATO. Dealers would also be ineligible for DoD sales if, in each of the previous three calendar years, more than 24 crime guns (time-to-crime under 3 years) were traced to them or they have certain large noncompliant financial ties.
New limits on ammunition purchases
This bill would cap ammunition transfers to the same individual in any 30-day period. Covered ammunition purchases would be limited to 500 rounds per 30 days. Other ammunition would be limited to 1,000 rounds per 30 days. These limits would apply when buying from dealers covered by the section.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Elizabeth Warren
MA • D
Cosponsors
Andy Kim
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Richard Durbin
IL • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Edward Markey
MA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Cory Booker
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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