[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3020 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3020

  To make illegal the sale of guns, ammunition, or explosives between 
                 private individuals over the Internet.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 5, 1999

 Mr. Crowley (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
 Moran of Virginia, Mr. Larson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
 Mr. Mendendez, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Hoeffel) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To make illegal the sale of guns, ammunition, or explosives between 
                 private individuals over the Internet.

    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 ``Electronic Commerce Crime Prevention 
and Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS ON USES OF THE INTERNET.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 931. Prohibition on using the internet to obtain or dispose of a 
              firearm, ammunition, or explosives
    ``(a)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, in a circumstance 
described in paragraph (2), to knowingly make, print, or publish, or 
cause to be made, printed, or published, any notice or advertisement 
seeking or offering to receive, exchange, buy, sell, produce, 
distribute, or transfer a firearm, ammunition, or explosive materials 
(as defined in section 841(c)).
    ``(2) The circumstance referred to in paragraph (1) is that--
            ``(A) the person knows or has reason to believe that the 
        notice or advertisement will be transported in interstate or 
        foreign commerce by computer; or
            ``(B) the notice or advertisement is transported in 
        interstate or foreign commerce by computer.
    ``(b) Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, 
subsection (a) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not less 
than 5 years, or both.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The section analysis for such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``931. Prohibition on using the internet to obtain or dispose of a 
                            firearm, ammunition, or explosives.''.
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