S. 3458 (112th): Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2012

Introduced:
Jul 30, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 35 on Jan 22, 2013. See S. 35 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on July 30, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jul 30, 2012
Referred to Committee Jul 30, 2012
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors (4D) (show)
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Full Title

A bill to require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.

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Last updated Jul 30, 2012.
5 pages

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7/30/2012--Introduced.
Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to require the licensing of ammunition dealers.
Prohibits any person except a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from:
(1) selling ammunition, with an exception for a sale of ammunition to a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer; or
(2) engaging in the business of importing or manufacturing ammunition, or in the course of such business, from shipping, transporting, or receiving ammunition.
Prohibits a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from:
(1) transferring ammunition to a person without verifying the person's identity by examining a valid identification document containing a photograph of such person; or
(2) selling or delivering any ammunition (currently, any armor-piercing ammunition) to any person unless the licensee notes in his records the person's name, age, and place of residence, if the person is an individual, or the person's identity and principal and local places of business, if the person is a business entity.
Applies prohibitions applicable to the shipping or transport of firearms, and record-keeping requirements applicable to the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale, or other disposition of firearms, to ammunition.
Requires each licensee to:
(1) prepare a report of multiple sales or other dispositions whenever the licensee sells or otherwise disposes of more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition to an unlicensed person at one time or during any five consecutive business days; and
(2) forward such report to the specified office and to the department of state police, the state law enforcement agency, or the local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the sale took place by the close of business on the day the multiple sale occurs.

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