[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3488 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3488

     To prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 1996

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns.

    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 ``One Handgun-A-Month and Gun 
Trafficking Violence Prevention Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST MULTIPLE HANDGUN SALES OR PURCHASES.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(y)(1) It shall be unlawful for any licensed dealer--
            ``(A) during any 30-day period, to sell 2 or more handguns 
        to an individual who is not licensed under section 923; or
            ``(B) to sell a handgun to an individual who is not 
        licensed under section 923 and who purchased a handgun during 
        the 30-day period ending on the date of the sale.
    ``(2) It shall be unlawful for any individual who is not licensed 
under section 923 to purchase 2 or more handguns during any 30-day 
period.
    ``(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an exchange of 1 handgun for 
1 handgun.''.
    (b) Penalties.--Section 924(a)(2) of such title is amended by 
striking ``or (o)'' and inserting ``(o), or (y)''.

SEC. 3. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR MAKING KNOWINGLY FALSE STATEMENTS IN 
              CONNECTION WITH FIREARMS.

    Section 924(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``one year'' and inserting ``10 years''.
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