Shall Not Be Infringed Act of 2026

This bill would require states and local governments that receive federal Byrne-JAG or COPS law enforcement grants to let certain people sue them if they are harmed by a firearm in a gun free zone. A person could sue if they are allowed to carry a firearm in their home state and could have prevented or reduced the harm if allowed to carry a firearm there. The person could recover compensatory damages and damages for pain and suffering. States or local governments that do not comply could have up to 99 percent of these grant funds cut, and unused Byrne-JAG funds would be given to states that comply. A gun free zone is defined as any area where federal, state, or local law bans members of the public from carrying a firearm.

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Sponsors

• John J. McGuire III Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors