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H.R. 2189 (119th): Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act

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.

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The bill removes certain less-than-lethal projectile devices, such as some TASERs, from regulation under the Gun Control Act. It defines a less-than-lethal projectile device as one that does not expel commonly used projectiles above 500 feet per second, is designed to avoid death or serious bodily injury, and cannot readily accept an ammunition feeding device. It also requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to determine whether a device meets that definition within 90 days of a request.

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Theological note: The measure bears on the proportionate use of force, bodily safety, lawful self-defense, and the restraint of violence by public officers. These are real moral concerns, but the bill's operative text is a technical regulatory change about which devices fall under federal firearms law, so it is best treated as a prudential matter of issue relevance rather than a direct moral verdict.

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Roll 70 · 12-Feb-2026 10:45 AM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 233 · Nay 185 · Other 13

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