3.0.0 1243 2023-01-15T16:48:44Z 2023-01-15T16:48:44Z Senate S S 2003-06-11 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-06-11T23:31:53Z 2003-06-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2003-06-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2003-06-11 True Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms control Organized crime Sentences (Criminal procedure) Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2003-06-11 Introduced in Senate 2003-08-08T19:47:46Z Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2003 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to increase the maxiumum term of imprisonment for: (1) selling or otherwise disposing of a firearm or ammunition knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the recipient is prohibited from owning a firearm or ammunition (such as a fugitive, drug addict, person who has been committed to a mental institution, or an individual subject to a court order restraining stalking an intimate partner); (2) traveling from any State or foreign country into another State and acquiring, transferring, or attempting to acquire or transfer a firearm to engage in certain illegal conduct; (3) transferring a firearm, knowing it will be used to commit a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime; and (4) illegally engaging in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to raise the base offense level for interstate firearms trafficking and increase the punishment for related violations.

Includes illegal firearms trafficking within the scope of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

]]> Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2003 Display Title Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend section 924, title 18, United States Code, to increase the maximum term of imprisonment for interstate firearms trafficking and to include interstate firearms trafficking in the definition of racketeering activity, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-06-11T04:00:00Z 2003-06-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.