[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 496 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 496

  To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen 
Federal standards for licensing firearms dealers and heighten reporting 
                 requirements, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 3, 1993

    Mr. Simon (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. 
   Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen 
Federal standards for licensing firearms dealers and heighten reporting 
                 requirements, 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. IDENTIFICATION OF RECIPIENT OF FIREARM.

    Section 922(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(e)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``, to persons other than licensed importers, licensed 
        manufacturers, licensed dealers, or licensed collectors,''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) It shall be unlawful for a common or contract carrier 
knowingly to deliver in interstate or foreign commerce a firearm to a 
licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed 
collector unless the carrier or other person identifies the person to 
whom the firearm is delivered and makes and maintains a record of the 
identity of the person in such a manner as the Secretary may prescribe 
by regulation.''.

SEC. 2. SALE OF FIRARMS OR AMMUNITION HAVING REASONABLE CAUSE TO 
              BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE USED TO KILL A PERSON.

    Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(s) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell or otherwise 
dispose of a firearm or ammunition to another person if the person who 
sells or otherwise disposes of it has reasonable cause to believe that 
the person is acquiring the firearm or ammunition with the intent that 
it will be used by that person or any other person to commit a crime of 
violence (as defined in section 924(c)(3).''.

SEC. 3. LICENSE APPLICATION FEES FOR DEALERS IN FIREARMS.

    Section 923(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$25'' and inserting 
        ``$750''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``$10'' and inserting 
        ``$750''.

SEC. 4. ACTION ON APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.

    Section 923(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1)'' after ``(d)'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and 
        (E) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively; 
        and
            (3) by striking paragraph (2).

SEC. 5. COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW AS CONDITION TO LICENSE.

    Section 923(d) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by 
section 4, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(6)(A) the business to be conducted under the license is not 
prohibited by State or local law in the place where the licensed 
premises is located; and
    ``(B) the applicant has complied with all requirements of State and 
local law applicable to the conduct of such a business.''.

SEC. 6. INSPECTIONS OF FIREARMS LICENSEES.

    Section 923(g)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking ``not more than 
        once during any twelve-month period'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking ``not more than once 
        during any twelve-month period''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``the annual inspection 
        of records and inventory permitted under this paragraph'' and 
        inserting ``an inspection under subparagraph (C)(i)''.

SEC. 7. REPORTS OF THEFT OR LOSS OF FIREARMS.

    Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(6) Each licensee shall report the theft or loss of a firearm 
from the licensee's inventory or collection, within 24 hours after the 
theft or loss is discovered, to the Secretary and to appropriate local 
authorities.''.

SEC. 8. RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.

    Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by 
section 7, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(7) Each licensee shall respond immediately to, and in no event 
later than 24 hours after receipt of, a request by the Secretary for 
information contained in the records required to be kept by this 
chapter as may be required for determining the disposition of one or 
more firearms. The requested information shall be provided orally or in 
writing, as the Secretary may require.''.

SEC. 9. REGISTRATION TO REQUIRE A PHOTOGRAPH AND FINGERPRINTS.

    Section 5802 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
inserting after the first sentence the following: ``An individual 
required to register under this section shall include a photograph and 
fingerprints of the individual with the initial application.''.

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