H.R. 868: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013

Introduced:
Feb 27, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. [D-NJ10]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on February 27, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Feb 27, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 27, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

4% chance of getting past committee.
1% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

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Full Title

To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs.

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Last updated Feb 27, 2013.
9 pages

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2/27/2013--Introduced.
Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make two-year grants to states and local governments for subgrants to gun dealers, or to gun dealers directly, to conduct gun buyback programs under which gun dealers shall be issued smart prepaid cards to purchase specified guns (listed in this Act) from individuals wishing to dispose of them.
Prohibits:
(1) such an individual from using such a card to buy a gun or ammunition, and
(2) a merchant from accepting such a card to sell a gun or ammunition.
Requires a state or local government to:
(1) use 10% of grant funds to recycle the guns received from dealers to make street signs, energy efficient washing machines, car parts, energy efficient refrigerators, or other steel parts such as railroad or metro tracks; and
(2) use not more than 10% for administrative costs of the program.
Requires a gun dealer participating in the program to:
(1) pay an individual 125% of a gun's market value, as determined by the Director; and
(2) deliver guns received to the closest Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives [ATF] office (for grantees) or to the state or local government (for subgrantees) within 60 days of receipt.
Allows grant funds to be used to provide incentives to gun dealers to participate.

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