HANDGUN REGISTRATION PETITION
For far too long in America, too many gun crimes have gone unsolved because law enforcement doesn't have the tools to tie criminals to the handguns they use in crimes. Requiring handguns to be registered would help law enforcement officers do their jobs more effectively.
I support Senator Jack Reed <http://reed.senate.gov/>'s Handgun Safety and Registration Act of 2000 that requires the registration of all handguns, including those currently in private possession, and would make it a felony for any person to transfer a handgun to another individual without prior law enforcement approval. It's about time Congress passed legislation to require the registration of handguns in this country.
The American people overwhelmingly believe that handgun registration is necessary. I urge Congress to approve Senator Reed's legislation.
Summary of the Handgun Safety and Registration Act of 2000
Adds handguns to the list of weapons registered by the Secretary of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), under the National Firearms Act (NFA), which currently covers machine guns, short-barrel shotguns, short-barrel rifles, silencers, bombs, grenades, and other specialized weapons. [Subsection 2(a)]
Requires all handguns, including those currently in private possession, to be registered with ATF within one year of enactment. If a handgun is transferred to another individual during the one-year transition period, the bill requires the handgun to be registered prior to the transfer. [Subsection 2(f)]
Imposes federal law enforcement background checks on all handgun transfers, including both primary and secondary transfers. For all NFA weapons, ATF conducts background checks through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), the Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS), and the National Law Enforcement Tracking System (NLETS).
To ensure compliance with the Handgun Safety and Registration Act, the bill requires the Secretary to take measures to inform the public of the requirements of the Act, such as public service announcements. [Subsection 2(h)]
Requires ATF to share handgun registration data with local, state, and federal law enforcement officials to enhance tracing capabilities (exempts handgun registration information from the disclosure restrictions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, of which the NFA is a part). [Subsection 2(e)]
Imposes a tax of $5 on handgun registration and transfers, rather than the $200 tax imposed on most NFA weapons. [Subsections 2(b) and 2(f)(1)]
Imposes a $50 tax on the making of a handgun, rather than the $200 tax imposed on the making of most NFA weapons. [Subsection 2(c)]
Permits the continued importation of handguns by excluding handguns from the general prohibition on importation of NFA firearms under section 5844 of the NFA. [Subsection 2(d)]
Only required participation by state and local law enforcement is the Chief Law Enforcement Officer's completion of the "Law Enforcement Certification" portion of ATF registration or transfer form (as currently required for all NFA weapons). State and local law enforcement agencies are not required to administer the registration program or send forms to ATF. On a voluntary basis, they may choose to provide ATF registration documents to the public.
To further ensure that registration and transfer forms are readily available to the public, the bill requires ATF to post forms on the Internet in a downloadable format, and to make forms available to state and local law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Postal Service, and regional offices of ATF and other Treasury Department bureaus. [Subsection 2(g)]
Authorizes such appropriations as may be necessary to enable ATF to administer the new handgun registration and background check provisions in the bill. [Subsection 2(i)]
How would it work?
The handgun owner (the registrant) obtains an ATF registration form and FBI fingerprint form FD-258, either from his or her local Chief Law Enforcement Officer, by mail from ATF, at a U.S. Post Office, or from a regional ATF/Treasury Department facility.
The registrant fills out the registration form and affixes a 2x2 inch photograph of himself taken within the past year.
The registrant takes the form to his or her Chief Law Enforcement Officer, who completes the "Law Enforcement Certification" portion of the form.
The registrant completes FBI fingerprint card Form FD-258. Fingerprints must be taken by a person qualified to do so and must be clear, unsmudged and classifiable.
A check or money order for $5 is made payable to ATF by the registrant.
The registrant sends all completed forms, accompanying materials, and tax payment to:
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
P.O. Box 73201
Chicago, IL 60673
If application is approved, the original of the form with the canceled stamp affixed, showing approval, will be returned to the applicant. Otherwise, the tax will be refunded and ATF will contact the registrant regarding abandonment of the handgun.
Transferring a handgun
Transfer procedures are similar to the registration process described above, except that the transferee completes the reverse of the transfer form, has the Chief Law Enforcement Officer complete the "Law Enforcement Certification," and attaches photos and fingerprint data.
*********************************************this was presented by Senator Jack Reed (Demo-Socialist RI) tried to "sneak one by" all us demented, criminal gun owners in Feb.
I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF GUN GRAB.
here is the link http://www.gunregistration.org/
sorry for the error when i posted this
[This message has been edited by AZ (edited November 07, 2000).]
For far too long in America, too many gun crimes have gone unsolved because law enforcement doesn't have the tools to tie criminals to the handguns they use in crimes. Requiring handguns to be registered would help law enforcement officers do their jobs more effectively.
I support Senator Jack Reed <http://reed.senate.gov/>'s Handgun Safety and Registration Act of 2000 that requires the registration of all handguns, including those currently in private possession, and would make it a felony for any person to transfer a handgun to another individual without prior law enforcement approval. It's about time Congress passed legislation to require the registration of handguns in this country.
The American people overwhelmingly believe that handgun registration is necessary. I urge Congress to approve Senator Reed's legislation.
Summary of the Handgun Safety and Registration Act of 2000
Adds handguns to the list of weapons registered by the Secretary of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), under the National Firearms Act (NFA), which currently covers machine guns, short-barrel shotguns, short-barrel rifles, silencers, bombs, grenades, and other specialized weapons. [Subsection 2(a)]
Requires all handguns, including those currently in private possession, to be registered with ATF within one year of enactment. If a handgun is transferred to another individual during the one-year transition period, the bill requires the handgun to be registered prior to the transfer. [Subsection 2(f)]
Imposes federal law enforcement background checks on all handgun transfers, including both primary and secondary transfers. For all NFA weapons, ATF conducts background checks through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), the Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS), and the National Law Enforcement Tracking System (NLETS).
To ensure compliance with the Handgun Safety and Registration Act, the bill requires the Secretary to take measures to inform the public of the requirements of the Act, such as public service announcements. [Subsection 2(h)]
Requires ATF to share handgun registration data with local, state, and federal law enforcement officials to enhance tracing capabilities (exempts handgun registration information from the disclosure restrictions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, of which the NFA is a part). [Subsection 2(e)]
Imposes a tax of $5 on handgun registration and transfers, rather than the $200 tax imposed on most NFA weapons. [Subsections 2(b) and 2(f)(1)]
Imposes a $50 tax on the making of a handgun, rather than the $200 tax imposed on the making of most NFA weapons. [Subsection 2(c)]
Permits the continued importation of handguns by excluding handguns from the general prohibition on importation of NFA firearms under section 5844 of the NFA. [Subsection 2(d)]
Only required participation by state and local law enforcement is the Chief Law Enforcement Officer's completion of the "Law Enforcement Certification" portion of ATF registration or transfer form (as currently required for all NFA weapons). State and local law enforcement agencies are not required to administer the registration program or send forms to ATF. On a voluntary basis, they may choose to provide ATF registration documents to the public.
To further ensure that registration and transfer forms are readily available to the public, the bill requires ATF to post forms on the Internet in a downloadable format, and to make forms available to state and local law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Postal Service, and regional offices of ATF and other Treasury Department bureaus. [Subsection 2(g)]
Authorizes such appropriations as may be necessary to enable ATF to administer the new handgun registration and background check provisions in the bill. [Subsection 2(i)]
How would it work?
The handgun owner (the registrant) obtains an ATF registration form and FBI fingerprint form FD-258, either from his or her local Chief Law Enforcement Officer, by mail from ATF, at a U.S. Post Office, or from a regional ATF/Treasury Department facility.
The registrant fills out the registration form and affixes a 2x2 inch photograph of himself taken within the past year.
The registrant takes the form to his or her Chief Law Enforcement Officer, who completes the "Law Enforcement Certification" portion of the form.
The registrant completes FBI fingerprint card Form FD-258. Fingerprints must be taken by a person qualified to do so and must be clear, unsmudged and classifiable.
A check or money order for $5 is made payable to ATF by the registrant.
The registrant sends all completed forms, accompanying materials, and tax payment to:
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
P.O. Box 73201
Chicago, IL 60673
If application is approved, the original of the form with the canceled stamp affixed, showing approval, will be returned to the applicant. Otherwise, the tax will be refunded and ATF will contact the registrant regarding abandonment of the handgun.
Transferring a handgun
Transfer procedures are similar to the registration process described above, except that the transferee completes the reverse of the transfer form, has the Chief Law Enforcement Officer complete the "Law Enforcement Certification," and attaches photos and fingerprint data.
*********************************************this was presented by Senator Jack Reed (Demo-Socialist RI) tried to "sneak one by" all us demented, criminal gun owners in Feb.
I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF GUN GRAB.
here is the link http://www.gunregistration.org/
sorry for the error when i posted this
[This message has been edited by AZ (edited November 07, 2000).]