112th Congress, 2011–2012
To require face to
face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and
to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
HR 6241 IH
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6241
To require face to
face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and
to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
July 31, 2012
Mrs. MCCARTHY of
New York (for herself, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HOLT, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr.
MARKEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. HAHN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr.
MORAN, Ms. ESHOO, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Mr. SERRANO)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To require face to
face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and
to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
Be it enacted by
the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT
TITLE.
This Act may be
cited as the ‘Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2012’.
SEC. 2.
LIMITATIONS ON PURCHASES OF AMMUNITION.
(a) Licensing of
Ammunition Dealers-
(1) IN GENERAL-
Section 923(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking ‘, or importing or
manufacturing’ and inserting ‘or’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT-
Section 921(a)(11)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
‘or ammunition’ after ‘firearms’.
(b) Requirement
for Face to Face Sales of and Licensing To Sell Ammunition- Section 922 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection
(a)(1)--
(A) by striking
‘for any person--’ and all that follows through ‘(A) except’ and inserting ‘(A)
for any person except’; and
(B) by striking
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
‘(B) for--
‘(i) any person
except a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, to--
‘(I) sell
ammunition, except that this subclause shall not apply to a sale of ammunition
by a person to a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer;
or
‘(II) engage in
the business of importing or manufacturing ammunition, or in the course of such
business, to ship, transport, or receive any ammunition; or
‘(ii) a licensed
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer ammunition to a
person unless the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer
has verified the identity of the transferee by examining a valid identification
document (as defined in section 1028(d) of this title) of the transferee
containing a photograph of the transferee;’; and
(2) in subsection
(b)(5), by striking ‘or armor-piercing’.
(c) Limit on
Shipping and Transporting of Ammunition- Section 922(a)(2) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘, or to ship or transport any
ammunition,’ after ‘any firearm’; and
(2) in
subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘or ammunition’ after ‘a firearm’.
(d) Recordkeeping
Regarding Ammunition-
(1) IN GENERAL-
Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph
(1)(A)--
(i) in the first
sentence, by inserting ‘or ammunition’ after ‘other disposition of firearms’;
and
(ii) in the third
sentence, by striking ‘, or any licensed importer or manufacturer of ammunition,’
and inserting ‘, or any licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer of
ammunition,’; and
(B) in paragraph
(3), by adding at the end the following:
‘(C) Each licensee
shall prepare a report of multiple sales or other dispositions whenever the
licensee sells or otherwise disposes of, at one time or during any 5
consecutive business days, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition to an
unlicensed person. The report shall be prepared on a form specified by the
Attorney General and forwarded to the office specified thereon and to the
department of State police or State law enforcement agency of the State or
local law enforcement agency of the local jurisdiction in which the sale or
other disposition took place, not later than the close of business on the day
that the multiple sale or other disposition occurs.’.
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT- Section 4182(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
exemptions relating to firearms) is amended by inserting ‘and except as
provided in paragraph (1)(A) and (3)(C) of section 923(g) of title 18, United
States Code,’ before ‘no person holding a Federal license’.
Sponsor:
Rep.
Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY4]
Cicilline,
David [D-RI1]
Conyers,
John [D-MI14]
DeGette,
Diana [D-CO1]
Ellison,
Keith [D-MN5]
Eshoo,
Anna [D-CA14]
Grijalva,
Raul [D-AZ7]
Hahn,
Janice [D-CA36]
Holt,
Rush [D-NJ12]
Lowey,
Nita [D-NY18]
Maloney,
Carolyn [D-NY14]
Markey,
Edward “Ed” [D-MA7]
Moran,
James “Jim” [D-VA8]
Nadler,
Jerrold [D-NY8]
Serrano,
José [D-NY16]
Tierney,
John [D-MA6]
Van
Hollen, Christopher “Chris” [D-MD8]
Bishop,
Timothy [D-NY1]
(joined
Aug 01, 2012)
Pascrell,
William “Bill” [D-NJ8]
(joined
Aug 01, 2012)
Ackerman,
Gary [D-NY5]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Andrews,
Robert “Rob” [D-NJ1]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Bass,
Karen [D-CA33]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Brady,
Robert [D-PA1]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Christensen,
Donna [D-VI0]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Chu,
Judy [D-CA32]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Clarke,
Yvette [D-NY11]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Connolly,
Gerald [D-VA11]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Cummings,
Elijah [D-MD7]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Davis,
Danny [D-IL7]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Doyle,
Michael “Mike” [D-PA14]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Engel,
Eliot [D-NY17]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Farr,
Sam [D-CA17]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Fattah,
Chaka [D-PA2]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Fudge,
Marcia [D-OH11]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Hastings,
Alcee [D-FL23]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Johnson,
Eddie [D-TX30]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Levin,
Sander [D-MI12]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Lewis,
John [D-GA5]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Matsui,
Doris [D-CA5]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
McGovern,
James “Jim” [D-MA3]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Meeks,
Gregory [D-NY6]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Miller,
George [D-CA7]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Napolitano,
Grace [D-CA38]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Rangel,
Charles [D-NY15]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Rothman,
Steven [D-NJ9]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Sánchez,
Linda [D-CA39]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Sarbanes,
John [D-MD3]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
Schakowsky,
Janice “Jan” [D-IL9]
(joined
Aug 03, 2012)
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