Issa & Stefanik Reintroduce
Modern Firearm Safety Act

Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Cali.) and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) recently reintroduced H.R. 4676, the Modern Firearm Safety Act, aiming to nullify what they call unconstitutional handgun roster laws bloated with burdensome "safety" mandates in states such as California and New York.

Stefanik, chair of House GOP leadership, decried these roster mandates as tools wielded by "Far Left Democrats like [New York Gov.] Kathy Hochul" to deter legal gun ownership through indirect bans. The legislation would prohibit states from requiring gun manufacturers to adopt expensive features, such as loaded-chamber indicators or microstamping, that effectively block new handgun models from hitting the market.

Issa underscored the federal dimension of the bill, framing it as a necessary response to "anti-Second Amendment laws" masquerading as safety regulations. …