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Gun Owner Privacy: Immediate Data Destruction After Background Checks

This act aims to protect the privacy of legal gun owners. It mandates the immediate destruction of all information collected during background checks if a person is not prohibited from owning a firearm. Citizens can sue the government if their data is not deleted and receive damages.
Key points
All information collected during firearm background checks must be immediately destroyed if the person is not prohibited from owning a firearm.
Prohibits the collection of any tax or fee for the background check process.
Citizens can sue the government in federal court if their data is not destroyed and receive damages, punitive damages, and attorney's fees.
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Additional Information
Gun Owner Privacy Act
Print number: HR 1132
Sponsor: Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]
Process start date: 2021-02-18