[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 12 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                 H. R. 12

     To prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 1997

Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mr. Nadler) 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 ``Twelve is Enough Anti-Gunrunning 
Act''.

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 ``5 years''.

SEC. 4. DEADLINES FOR DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS RELATED TO CERTAIN 
              FIREARMS TRANSFERS.

    (a) Handgun Transfers Subject to the Waiting Period.--Section 
922(s)(6)(B)(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``20 business days'' and inserting ``35 calendar days''.
    (b) Firearms Transfers Subject to Instant Check.--Section 
922(t)(2)(C) of such title is amended by inserting ``within 35 calendar 
days after the date the system provides the licensee with the 
number,''.

SEC. 5. REVISED DEFINITION.

    Section 921(a)(21)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ``, except that such term shall include any person who 
transfers more than 1 handgun in any 30-day period to a person who is 
not a licensed dealer'' before the semicolon.
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