H. R. 6024 Gun Registration and Licensing (Abridged)

[Ole Cowboy]

H. R. 6024
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (Introduced 06/06/2018)

To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 6, 2018
Mr. Rush introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL
To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.—Congress finds that—

(1) the manufacture, distribution, and importation of firearms is inherently commercial in nature;

(2) firearms regularly move in interstate commerce;

(3) to the extent that firearms trafficking is intrastate in nature, it arises out of and is substantially connected with a commercial transaction that, when viewed in the aggregate, substantially affects interstate commerce;

(b) Title 18, United States Code.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:


“(36) The term ‘detachable ammunition feeding device’—

“(A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that—

“(i) is capable of being detached from a semiautomatic rifle; and

“(ii) has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition; and

“(B) does not include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.

“(37) The term ‘firearm owner license’ means a license issued under section 923(m).

“(38) The term ‘qualifying firearm’—

“(A) means—

“(i) a handgun; or

“(ii) a semiautomatic rifle that is capable of accepting a detachable ammunition feeding device; and

“(B) does not include an antique firearm.


“(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual applying for a firearm owner license under this subsection shall submit to the Attorney General, in accordance with the regulations promulgated under subparagraph (B), an application that includes—

“(i) a current, passport-sized photograph of the applicant that provides a clear, accurate likeness of the applicant;

“(ii) the name, address, and date and place of birth of the applicant;

“(iii) any other name that the applicant has ever used or by which the applicant has ever been known;

“(iv) with respect to each category of person prohibited by Federal law, or by the law of the State of residence of the applicant, from obtaining a firearm, a statement that the applicant is not a person prohibited from receiving a firearm;



“(3) ISSUANCE OF LICENSES.—

“(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which an application is submitted under paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall issue a firearm owner license to an applicant who has submitted an application that meets the requirements under paragraph (2), if the Attorney General determines that the applicant—




“(C) FORM OF LICENSES.—A firearm owner license issued under this paragraph shall be in the form of a tamper-resistant card, and shall include—

“(i) the photograph of the licensed individual submitted with the application under paragraph (2);

“(ii) the address of the licensed individual;

“(iii) the date of birth of the licensed individual;

“(iv) the sex of the licensed individual;

“(v) the height and weight of the licensed individual;

“(vi) a license number, unique to each licensed individual;

“(vii) the expiration date of the license, which shall be—

“(I) the date that is 5 years after the initial anniversary of the date of birth of the licensed individual following the date on which the license is issued; or

“(II) in the case of a license renewed under paragraph (4), the date that is 5 years after the anniversary of the date of birth of the licensed individual following the date on which the license is renewed;

“(viii) the signature of the licensed individual provided on the application under paragraph (2), or a facsimile of the signature; and

“(ix) centered at the top of the license, capitalized, and in boldface type, the following:

‘FIREARM OWNER LICENSE—NOT VALID FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE’.


SEC. 201. SALE OR TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFYING FIREARMS.
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 101 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:


“(cc) Unauthorized Sale Or Transfer Of A Qualifying Firearm.—It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer a qualifying firearm to, or for, any person who is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector, or to receive a qualifying firearm from a person who is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector, unless, at the time and place of the transfer or receipt—


https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6024/actions

 

[oldag]

DOA

 

[Ole Cowboy]

DOA

Probably, but even a broke watch has the right time twice a day.

Ever hear the Carny barker yell 'pitch till ya win'

It how the Dem's work, they go at it till they finally win, they just keep on, keeping on.

 

[Slotback]

DOA

Good.

 

[IXLR8]

Do they still allow lynchings?

 

[45tex]

Our socialist children won't understand until they have to register their phones and text limits are in place. And the law that affects them is called a neutrality act.

 

[BRD@66]

Was this sort of (or maybe exactly) a nationwide FOID card that obviously has worked well in IL?

 

[pronstar]

Something something tragic boating accident...


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[Vaquero]

Goliad

 

[EZ-E]

So a Represenative from Illinois trying to push nation wide gun control bill when he can't even get shootings under control in his own state.

He should look at the shooting stats of his own state & see who's creating the real gun violence...its sure not the legal firearm owners.

Of course how else can you fight the 3% if they are still armed