[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 466 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 466

  To reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of 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 ``Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 1997''.

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) Prohibition Against Multiple Handgun Sales or Purchases.--
            ``(1) In general.--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) Time limitation.--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) Exchanges.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to an 
        exchange of 1 handgun for 1 handgun.''.
    (b) Penalties.--Section 924(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, 
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 title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
``not later than 35 calendar days after the date the system provides 
the licensee with the number,'' after ``[(C)]''.

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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