Restoring Trust in Public Safety Act

Support for Local Government Activities: The bill allows the Attorney General to award grants to assist eligible entities in carrying out firearm destruction (Section 2(b)).

Resource Allocation for Equipment and Training: Grantees can use funds to purchase or maintain equipment like tools to smelt, crush, cut, or shred firearms, or to train staff in destruction techniques (Section 2(g)).

Benefit to Specific Geographic Areas: The Attorney General is required to set aside one-third of the total appropriated funding for applicants representing a Metropolitan Statistical Area or rural area (Section 2(i)).

Support for Localized Services: Funds can be used to contract with businesses that offer firearm destruction services, provided they destroy the firearm and all its parts (Section 2(g)).

Administrative Restrictions: Eligible entities are limited to using no more than 10 percent of the funds for administrative costs (Section 2(h)).

Strict Compliance Requirements: Grantees and subgrantees must develop and maintain written policies regarding the identification, record-keeping, and documented proof of the destruction of firearms and other weapons (Section 2(f)).