[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4591 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4591

To establish a system for regulating and licensing the distribution of 
                   firearms, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 1994

   Mr. Rush introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a system for regulating and licensing the distribution of 
                   firearms, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Public Safety and Licensing Act of 
1994''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LICENSE FEES; MORE FREQUENT EXPIRATION OF CERTAIN 
              LICENSES.

    (a) Increase in License Fee.--Section 923(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$1,000'' each place such term appears and 
        inserting ``$2,500'';
            (2) by striking ``$50'' each place such term appears and 
        inserting ``$1,000'';
            (3) by striking ``$25'' and inserting ``$250''; and
            (4) by striking ``$10'' each place such term appears and 
        inserting ``$750''.
    (b) Annual Expiration of Dealers' Licenses.--Section 923(c) of such 
title is amended by inserting after the 1st sentence the following: 
``If the qualified applicant is a dealer described in subsection 
(a)(3)(C), the period stated in the license shall be 1 year.''.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION AGAINST DEALING IN FIREARMS FROM A PRIVATE 
              RESIDENCE.

    Section 923(d)(1)(E)(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ``, and which do not contain living quarters unless such 
business is conducted or is intended to be conducted in a part of the 
premises that is (and the customer entrance to such part is) wholly 
separate from such living quarters'' before the comma.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF PROHIBITIONS AGAINST RECORDING FIREARMS RECORDS AT, 
              OR TRANSFERRING SUCH RECORDS TO, A PUBLIC FACILITY, AND 
              ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM FOR REGISTRATION OF FIREARMS, 
              FIREARMS OWNERS, OR FIREARMS DISPOSITIONS.

    Section 926(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the 2nd and 3rd sentences.

SEC. 5. RESTORATION OF RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEALERS SELLING 
              FIREARMS FROM PERSONAL COLLECTIONS.

    Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``only that information 
        necessary to determine eligibility for licensing'' and 
        inserting ``such information'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``only that information 
        necessary to determine eligibility'' and inserting ``such 
        information''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``: Provided, That no 
        other recordkeeping shall be required'' and inserting ``, and 
        any other recordkeeping as may be prescribed by the 
        Secretary''.

SEC. 6. STANDARD OF PROOF FOR REVOCATION OF FIREARMS LICENSES.

    Section 923(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``willfully'' each place such term appears.

SEC. 7. STATE AND LOCAL FIREARMS LICENSES REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF 
              FEDERAL LICENSE TO DEAL IN FIREARMS.

    (a) License Applicants.--Section 923(d)(1) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(F) in the case of an application to engage in the 
        business of dealing in firearms, the applicant has obtained any 
        license, permit, or other document required under State or 
        local law to engage in such a business.''.
    (b) License Holders.--Section 923(e) of such title is amended by 
inserting ``or of State or local law relating to firearms,'' before 
``or any rule''.

SEC. 8. REGULATIONS GOVERNING SECURE STORAGE OF FIREARMS.

    Section 926 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(d) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring the 
secure storage of firearms by licensed dealers.''.

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