To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

Received in the Senate.

Feb 24, 2026

This bill removes less-than-lethal projectile devices from regulation under the Gun Control Act. A less-than-lethal projectile device is defined as a device that does not expel or convert to expel projectiles faster than 500 feet per second, is designed for use in ways unlikely to cause death or serious injury, and cannot accept or be modified to accept ammunition feeding devices. The bill requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to determine whether a device meets this definition within 90 days of receiving a request to do so.

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Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act This bill removes less-than-lethal projectile devices (e.g., certain TASERs) from regulation under the Gun Control Act. The term less-than-lethal projectile device means a device that (1) is not designed or intended to expel (and may not be readily converted to discharge) commonly used ammunition or projectiles exceeding a velocity of 500 feet per second; (2) is designed and intended to be used in a manner not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury; and (3) does not accept (and cannot be readily modified to accept) an ammunition feeding device. The bill also requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to determine whether a device satisfies the definition of a less-than-lethal projectile device within 90 days of a request.