Secure Background Checks Act of 2021 2021-08-23 Introduced in House Secure Background Checks Act of 2021

This bill extends federal restrictions on the receipt, possession, shipment, and transportation of firearms and ammunition to two new categories of persons:

  • persons who fail to meet the minimum age requirements imposed by federal law and by the law of their resident state; and
  • persons who are out-of-state residents and do not qualify for an exception, such as the temporary loan or rental of a firearm for lawful sporting purposes.

Additionally, the bill imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both—on an individual who ships, transports, or receives a firearm or ammunition while under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year.


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