Here are a few of the highlights of the bill being presented in the house. Mandatory waiting period of 72 hours, NICS on effectivly all gun sales, whether by private individual or not, if you sell a gun it goes through a FFL and the FFL calls NICs.Period. If you give a gun as a present it goes the same route. The wording is so vague and misleading it opens up thousands of doors. I urge you to read the entire bill, then call you representatives,,,repeatedly. This is supposedly the *watered down* Republican version. Don't be misled, this is not watered down at all.
HR1768.IH
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF BRADY BACKGROUND CHECKS TO GUN SHOWS.
(a) DEFINITIONS- Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(35) GUN SHOW- The term `gun show' means any event--
`(A) at which 50 or more firearms are offered or exhibited for sale, transfer, or exchange, if 1 or more of the firearms has been shipped or transported in, or otherwise affects, interstate or foreign commerce; and
`(B) at which 2 or more persons are offering or exhibiting 1 or more firearms for sale, transfer, or exchange.
SEC. 103. MANDATORY WAITING PERIOD AND ADDITIONAL TIME FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS.
Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting `and, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, transmits notice of the proposed firearm transfer to the chief law enforcement officer of the place of residence of the transferee' before the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)--
(A) by striking `3' and inserting `5'; and
(B) by striking `and' at the end;
(3) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and';
(4) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following:
`(D) if the firearm is a handgun or semiautomatic assault weapon--
`(i) not less than 72 hours have elapsed since the licensee contacted the system; or
`(ii) if the firearm is a handgun, the transferee has presented to the transferor a written statement, issued by the chief law enforcement officer of the place of residence of the transferee during the 10-day period ending on the date of the most recent proposal of such transfer by the transferee, stating that the transferee requires access to a handgun because of a threat to the life of the transferee or of a member of the household of the transferee.'; and
SEC. 310. SUSPENSION OF FIREARMS DEALER'S LICENSE AND CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE GUN CONTROL ACT.
Subsections (e) and (f) of section 923 of title 18, United States Code, are amended to read as follows:
`(e) The Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke any license issued under this section, or may subject the licensee to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 per violation, if the holder of such license has willfully violated any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed by the Secretary under this chapter. The Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke the license of, or assess a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 on, a dealer who willfully transfers armor piercing ammunition. The Secretary may at any time compromise, mitigate, or remit the liability with respect to any willful violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed by the Secretary under this chapter. The Secretary's actions under this subsection may be reviewed only as provided in subsection (f) of this section.
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HR1768.IH
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF BRADY BACKGROUND CHECKS TO GUN SHOWS.
(a) DEFINITIONS- Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(35) GUN SHOW- The term `gun show' means any event--
`(A) at which 50 or more firearms are offered or exhibited for sale, transfer, or exchange, if 1 or more of the firearms has been shipped or transported in, or otherwise affects, interstate or foreign commerce; and
`(B) at which 2 or more persons are offering or exhibiting 1 or more firearms for sale, transfer, or exchange.
SEC. 103. MANDATORY WAITING PERIOD AND ADDITIONAL TIME FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS.
Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting `and, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, transmits notice of the proposed firearm transfer to the chief law enforcement officer of the place of residence of the transferee' before the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)--
(A) by striking `3' and inserting `5'; and
(B) by striking `and' at the end;
(3) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and';
(4) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following:
`(D) if the firearm is a handgun or semiautomatic assault weapon--
`(i) not less than 72 hours have elapsed since the licensee contacted the system; or
`(ii) if the firearm is a handgun, the transferee has presented to the transferor a written statement, issued by the chief law enforcement officer of the place of residence of the transferee during the 10-day period ending on the date of the most recent proposal of such transfer by the transferee, stating that the transferee requires access to a handgun because of a threat to the life of the transferee or of a member of the household of the transferee.'; and
SEC. 310. SUSPENSION OF FIREARMS DEALER'S LICENSE AND CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE GUN CONTROL ACT.
Subsections (e) and (f) of section 923 of title 18, United States Code, are amended to read as follows:
`(e) The Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke any license issued under this section, or may subject the licensee to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 per violation, if the holder of such license has willfully violated any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed by the Secretary under this chapter. The Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke the license of, or assess a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 on, a dealer who willfully transfers armor piercing ammunition. The Secretary may at any time compromise, mitigate, or remit the liability with respect to any willful violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed by the Secretary under this chapter. The Secretary's actions under this subsection may be reviewed only as provided in subsection (f) of this section.
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