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112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6241
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 31, 2012
Mrs. McCarthy of New York (for herself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Holt, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Moran, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Serrano) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of
2012
.
Limitations on purchases of ammunition
Licensing of ammunition dealers
In general
Section 923(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by
striking , or importing or manufacturing
and inserting
or
.
Conforming amendment
Section 921(a)(11)(A) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by inserting or ammunition
after
firearms
.
Requirement for face to face sales of and licensing To sell ammunition
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a)(1)—
by striking
for any person—
and all that follows through (A)
except
and inserting (A) for any person except
;
and
by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
for—
any person except a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, to—
sell ammunition, except that this subclause shall not apply to a sale of ammunition by a person to a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer; or
engage in the business of importing or manufacturing ammunition, or in the course of such business, to ship, transport, or receive any ammunition; or
a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer ammunition to a person unless the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer has verified the identity of the transferee by examining a valid identification document (as defined in section 1028(d) of this title) of the transferee containing a photograph of the transferee;
; and
in subsection
(b)(5), by striking or armor-piercing
.
Limit on shipping and transporting of ammunition
Section 922(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , or to ship or transport any
ammunition,
after any firearm
; and
in subparagraph
(B), by inserting or ammunition
after a
firearm
.
Recordkeeping regarding ammunition
In general
Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1)(A)—
in
the first sentence, by inserting or ammunition
after
other disposition of firearms
; and
in
the third sentence, by striking , or any licensed importer or
manufacturer of ammunition,
and inserting , or any licensed
importer, manufacturer, or dealer of ammunition,
; and
in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:
Each licensee shall prepare a report of multiple sales or other dispositions whenever the licensee sells or otherwise disposes of, at one time or during any 5 consecutive business days, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition to an unlicensed person. The report shall be prepared on a form specified by the Attorney General and forwarded to the office specified thereon and to the department of State police or State law enforcement agency of the State or local law enforcement agency of the local jurisdiction in which the sale or other disposition took place, not later than the close of business on the day that the multiple sale or other disposition occurs.
.
Conforming amendment
Section 4182(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to exemptions relating to firearms) is amended by inserting
and except as provided in paragraph (1)(A) and (3)(C) of section 923(g)
of title 18, United States Code,
before no person holding a
Federal license
.
