[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4191 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4191

 To prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the possession of a 
firearm by, an adult who, while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of 
age but not 18 years of age, committed an offense that would have been 
                   a felony if committed by an adult.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2023

Ms. Van Duyne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the possession of a 
firearm by, an adult who, while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of 
age but not 18 years of age, committed an offense that would have been 
                   a felony if committed by an adult.

    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 ``Disarming Felons Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISPOSITION OF FIREARM TO, AND POSSESSION OF 
              FIREARM BY, AN ADULT WHO, WHILE A JUVENILE WHO HAD 
              ATTAINED 15 YEARS OF AGE BUT NOT 18 YEARS OF AGE, 
              COMMITTED AN OFFENSE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FELONY IF 
              COMMITTED BY AN ADULT.

    (a) Prohibition on Disposition.--Section 922(d) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended in the 1st sentence--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (10);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:
            ``(12) while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of age 
        but not 18 years of age, committed an act of juvenile 
        delinquency that would have been a felony if committed by an 
        adult.''.
    (b) Prohibition on Possession.--Section 922(g) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (8)(C)(ii);
            (2) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (9) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) who, while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of 
        age but not 18 years of age, committed an act of juvenile 
        delinquency that would have been a felony if committed by an 
        adult,''.
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