[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2342 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2342

To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit gunsmiths to obtain a 
 Federal firearms license without having to comply with State or local 
            laws relating to zoning of firearms businesses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit gunsmiths to obtain a 
 Federal firearms license without having to comply with State or local 
            laws relating to zoning of firearms businesses.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. GUNSMITHS PERMITTED TO OBTAIN FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSE 
              WITHOUT HAVING TO COMPLY WITH STATE OR LOCAL LAWS 
              RELATING TO ZONING OF FIREARMS BUSINESSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 923(d)(1)(F) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the period and inserting a comma; and
            (2) by adding after and below the end the following:
        ``except that, if the application is for (or to renew) a 
        gunsmith license, the applicant shall not be required to make 
        any certification regarding compliance with any State or local 
        law relating to the zoning of firearms businesses, and any 
        certification made by the applicant shall be construed to be 
        limited to laws other than such zoning laws.''.
    (b) Gunsmith Defined.--Section 921(a) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(34) The term `gunsmith' means any person engaged in the business 
of repairing firearms, or of making or fitting special barrels, stocks, 
or trigger mechanisms to firearms. The term `licensed gunsmith' means 
any gunsmith who is licensed under this chapter. Except as provided in 
paragraph (21)(D) of this subsection and section 923(d)(1)(F) of this 
title, this chapter shall apply to gunsmiths and licensed gunsmiths in 
the same manner in which this chapter applies to dealers and licensed 
dealers, respectively.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 921(a)(11) of such title is amended--
                    (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (A); and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating 
                subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
            (2) Section 921(a)(21)(D) of such title is amended by 
        striking ``dealer in firearms, as defined in section 
        921(a)(11)(B)'' and inserting ``gunsmith''.
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