Contact Congress about H.R. 3115: Assault Weapons Ban of 2025
This bill would block most new access to certain semiautomatic guns and magazines over 15 rounds. Current legal owners could usually keep theirs, but new storage and transfer rules would apply.
Modern Action explains legislation in plain English, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.
Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest action on H.R. 3115: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people who own, want to buy, sell, make, import, or transfer covered semiautomatic guns or magazines over 15 rounds. It also affects gun dealers who may handle transfers, law enforcement agencies with exemptions, and states or cities that may run voluntary buy-back programs.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it would change what kinds of guns and magazines people can newly get in the United States. It would not force many current owners to give up covered items, but it would limit future sales and transfers. The practical effect would depend on how owners, dealers, law enforcement, courts, and state buy-back programs respond.
Key provisions in H.R. 3115
- The bill defines which semiautomatic guns count as assault weapons. It uses both named gun models and features such as detachable magazines, pistol grips, folding or sliding stocks, barrel covers, grenade launchers, and threaded barrels.
- A large-capacity ammunition feeding device means a magazine, belt, drum, or similar device that can hold more than 15 rounds. Tubular devices for .22 rimfire ammunition are excluded.
- The bill bans most importing, selling, making, transferring, and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons. It keeps exceptions for lawful preexisting ownership, certain gun types, and specific exempt models listed in a new appendix to the law.
- The bill bans most importing, selling, making, transferring, and possession of large-capacity ammunition feeding devices. People could still keep devices they legally owned when the law took effect.
- The bill keeps exceptions for the United States, state governments, their agencies, qualified law enforcement officers, some retired officers, and certain campus police. It also covers specific nuclear facility security uses.
How Modern Action helps you take action on H.R. 3115
You do not have to start with a blank letter. Modern Action turns the bill, your position, and the relevant congressional context into a message you can edit and send. The goal is to make contacting Congress clear, specific, and useful without forcing you to parse bill text or figure out the right office on your own.
Questions people ask about H.R. 3115
- What is H.R. 3115?
- This bill would block most new access to certain semiautomatic guns and magazines over 15 rounds. Current legal owners could usually keep theirs, but new storage and transfer rules would apply.
- How do I support or oppose H.R. 3115?
- Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.
- Who should I contact about H.R. 3115?
- Modern Action uses your location to route the action to the congressional offices relevant to the bill and your representation.
- Can Modern Action explain H.R. 3115 before I act?
- Yes. Modern Action gives you a plain-English summary, current status, and action context before you send anything.
