1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Handgun Permit to Purchase Act . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) In 2020, 59 percent of firearm homicides in the United States for which a firearm type was specified were committed with a handgun. (2) Research by top national experts show that— (A) adoption of handgun purchaser licensing laws are associated with significant reductions in firearm-related homicides; and (B) repeal of handgun purchaser licensing laws are associated with significant increases in firearm-related homicides. (3) Research on the effects of the adoption of a handgun purchaser licensing law in Connecticut in 1995 showed— (A) a 27.8-percent reduction in the rate of firearm homicide; and (B) a 32.8-percent reduction in firearm suicide rates. (4) Published research has shown that the repeal of a handgun purchaser licensing law in Missouri in 2007 was associated with— (A) a 47.3-percent increase in the rate of firearm homicide