GovTrack’s Bill Summary
The Stop Online Ammunition
Sales Act of 2013 would effectively ban the online or mail-order purchase of
ammunition by requiring
that transactions take place “face to face.”
The bill specifically
includes four components:
- It requires anyone selling ammunition to be a licensed
dealer.
- It requires ammunition buyers who are not licensed
dealers to present photo identification at the time of purchase, effectively
banning the online or mail-order purchase of ammunition by regular civilians.
- It requires licensed ammunition dealers to maintain
records of the sale of ammunition.
- It requires licensed ammunition dealers to report to law
enforcement the sale of more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition to an unlicensed
person within five consecutive business days.
Retail interstate shipments of
ammunition became legal under the 1986 Firearm Owners’ Protection
Act. The law allowed ammunition to be shipped to individuals through the
mail and eliminated prior record-keeping requirements.
Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
1/3/2013--Introduced.
Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 - 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.
House Republican Conference Summary
The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
No summary available.
House Democratic Caucus Summary
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