Protecting Our Second Amendment Data Act

If this passes, law enforcement agencies and tribal governments would face a federal grant eligibility condition that requires certifying non-disclosure of any personal information on firearm transactions. Agencies that have disclosed such data—including to other law enforcement agencies, public health researchers, or in response to public records requests—would lose eligibility for Edward Byrne grants, COPS grants, and other named discretionary grants. This could reduce funding for 911 systems, community policing programs, crime analysis, and officer training in jurisdictions that have shared firearm data. Analogous state-level restrictions on firearm data sharing have been enacted in Pennsylvania (where the sponsor is based) and other Republican-led states, though no comprehensive outcome studies document the law enforcement or public health impact at scale. The bill's ban on 'knowing' disclosure may create legal ambiguity for agencies responding to public records requests or court orders, as courts could challenge whether compliance constitutes 'knowing' disclosure subject to grant loss.