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Hill Policy
position · 2026

Require background checks for private firearm transfers

Sherman supports the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, which would require background checks for private transfers of firearms. He says he will continue working on a bipartisan basis to get the gun-safety bills he supports signed into law.

Context: The bill is described as having passed the House but died in the Senate; it has not been enacted.

In their own words

The former bill requires background checks for private transfers of firearms

The source

Brad Sherman: Issues ↗

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Retrieved: 11/10/2026