Firearm Freedom Act Would Repeal Hughes Amendment Machine Gun Ban

Summary

Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) introduced the Firearm Freedom Act of 2026 (H.R. 9009) to repeal the Hughes Amendment, which since 1986 has banned newly manufactured machine guns from the transferable civilian market. Backed by Gun Owners of America (GOA), this bill represents the first legislative effort to fully repeal the amendment, aiming to restore ownership of fully automatic firearms despite facing an uphill battle in Congress.