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The Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025 bans the sale of .50 caliber rifles, restricts firearm transfers to designated foreign narcotics traffickers, and allows civil lawsuits against gun manufacturers who knowingly supply prohibited individuals.
Joaquin Castro
Representative
TX
The Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025 aims to curb the flow of firearms to criminal organizations by banning the future manufacture and import of .50 caliber rifles and requiring dealers to report multiple rifle sales. The bill also strengthens background checks to block firearm transfers to designated foreign narcotics traffickers and removes legal liability protections for gun manufacturers or sellers who knowingly supply these prohibited individuals.
