Bipartisan Safe Community Act July 2022
On June 25, 2022 President Biden signed S.2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), into law. This law deals with firearm offenses: creating new firearms criminal offenses and significantly expanding existing penalties for federal firearms offenses. A summary of some of the changes follow: The Act Raises the statutory maximum for 18 U.S.C. § 922(d) & (g) (felon in possession of a firearm) offenses from 10 to 15 years. See § 12001 (BSCA at 10-11), § 12004(d) (BCSA at…