[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 726 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 726

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to ban using the Internet to 
                    obtain or dispose of a firearm.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2001

 Mrs. Mink of Hawaii 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 ban using the Internet to 
                    obtain or dispose of a firearm.

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

SECTION 1. BAN ON USING THE INTERNET TO OBTAIN OR DISPOSE OF A FIREARM.

    (a) Prohibitions.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after subsection (y) the following:
    ``(z) It shall be unlawful for any person to use the Internet to 
obtain or dispose of, or offer to obtain or dispose of a firearm.''.
    (b) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
            ``(7) Whoever willfully violates section 922(z) shall be 
        fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or 
        both.''.
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