January 16, 2026
Mr. Frost introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve firearm destruction practices, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Destroy Zombie Guns Act
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Sec. 2. Safe firearm destruction
(a) In general
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
(aa)
It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the business of destroying firearms, while destroying or aiding in the destruction of a firearm that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, to not destroy every component of the firearm.
(b) Definition of engaged in the business
as applied to a destroyer of firearms
Section 921(a)(21) of such title is amended—
(1)
by striking and
at the end of subparagraph (E);
(2)
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (F) and inserting ; and
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(G)
as applied to a destroyer of firearms, a person who devotes time, attention, and labor to the destruction of firearms or firearm components as a regular course of trade or business to predominantly earn a profit through services rendered to facilitate the destruction of a firearm or firearm components.
(c) Penalties
Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
(9)
(A)
Any person who violates section 922(aa) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both, in addition to any penalty imposed on the person under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(B)
In addition to any penalty imposed under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph on a licensee under this chapter, the Attorney General may, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend the license issued to the licensee in the case of the first violation of section 922(aa), or, in the case of any subsequent violation, shall immediately revoke the license.