[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1179 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1179

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale, delivery, 
 or other transfer of any type of firearm to a juvenile, with certain 
                              exceptions.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 27, 1999

  Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale, delivery, 
 or other transfer of any type of firearm to a juvenile, with certain 
                              exceptions.

    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 ``Youth Access to Firearms Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF THE SALE AND TRANSFER OF A FIREARM TO A 
              JUVENILE.

    (a) In General.--Section 922(x)(1) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, 
        or otherwise transfer any firearm or ammunition to a person who 
        the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a 
        juvenile.''.
    (b) Exception for a Rifle or Shotgun From a Family Member.--Section 
922(x)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
        subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
                    ``(C) the sale, delivery, or transfer of a shotgun 
                or rifle or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle to a 
                juvenile from--
                            ``(i) a parent, grandparent, or legal 
                        guardian of the juvenile; or
                            ``(ii) another member of the juvenile's 
                        family with the consent of the parent, 
                        grandparent, or legal guardian of the 
                        juvenile;''.
    (c) Exception for a Temporary Transfer of a Rifle or Shotgun for 
Hunting.--Section 922(x)(3)(A)(ii) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (I) , by striking the ``or'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating subclause (II) as subclause (III); and
            (3) by inserting after subclause (I), the following:
                                    ``(II) with respect to hunting, a 
                                rifle or shotgun may be temporarily 
                                transferred to a juvenile without the 
                                prior written consent of the juvenile's 
                                parent or guardian; or''.
    (d) Application of Existing Exceptions.--Section 922(x) is amended 
in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking ``handgun'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``firearm''.
    (e) Conforming Amendment on Penalties.--Section 924(a)(6)(B)(ii) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``handgun'' each 
place it appears and inserting ``firearm''.
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