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Contact Congress about S. 3214: Most private gun sales would require a federal background check

This bill closes the so-called private sale loophole by requiring nearly all gun transfers between individuals to go through a licensed dealer and a background check. It exempts close family gifts, emergency loans, and some recreational and estate transfers. Violations would be a federal crime.

Modern Action explains the bill in plain English, helps you choose support, opposition, or changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the representatives who can act on it.

Bill: S. 3214
Where it stands: Background Check Expansion Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

What this bill would do

Most gun transfers between private individuals must go through a licensed dealer who runs a federal background check.
The licensed dealer must follow all existing federal transfer rules, including the standard background check on the buyer.
If a transfer falls through — for example, the buyer fails the background check — the dealer can return the gun to the seller without it counting as a new transfer.
Law enforcement agencies, armed private security professionals, and military members acting in their official roles are exempt.

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Support: ask Congress to vote yes, cosponsor, or move the bill forward.

Oppose: ask Congress to vote no, block, or decline to advance the bill.

Ask for changes: explain what should be amended before the bill moves.

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Contact Congress about S. 3214: Most private gun sales would require a federal background check

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