Youth Handgun Control Act of 1993

Summary: Youth Handgun Control Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit a handgun from being possessed by or transferred or made available to an individual who has not attained 18 years of age:  (1) if the person making the gun available knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the individual has not attained such age and has been convicted of a crime of violence; or (2) has been found to be a juvenile delinquent for an offense which would constitute such a crime if committed by an adult. 
Makes exceptions if the handgun is:  (1) used to attend a course of instruction in hunter safety or firearms safety that is conducted by a certified instructor; (2) used for practice, target shooting, or hunting in accordance with State and local law; (3) unloaded and locked in a container while traveling to or from the hunter or firearms safety activities; (4) possessed by the individual, with the consent of his or her parent or legal guardian, on real property that is owned or leased by them; or (5) transferred with the consent of the parent or legal guardian of the individual, with an exception. 
Prescribes penalties.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Handgun Control Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN BY, AND THE 
              TRANSFER OF A HANDGUN TO, A MINOR, WITH CERTAIN 
              EXCEPTIONS.

    (a) Prohibitions.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(s)(1)(A) It shall be unlawful for an individual who has not 
attained 18 years of age to possess a handgun.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the possession of--
            ``(i) a handgun by an individual while--
                    ``(I) attending a course of instruction in hunter 
                safety or firearms safety that is conducted by a 
                certified instructor (within the meaning of 
                subparagraph (C));
                    ``(II) practicing the use of a firearm or target 
                shooting in accordance with State and local law; or
                    ``(III) hunting in accordance with State and local 
                law;
            ``(ii) an unloaded handgun while traveling to or from an 
        activity described in clause (i), if the handgun is in a locked 
        container; or
            ``(iii) a handgun by an individual on real property that is 
        owned or leased by a parent or legal guardian of the 
        individual, with the consent of a parent or legal guardian of 
        the individual.
    ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B)(i)(I), a course of 
instruction in hunter safety or firearms safety is conducted by a 
certified instructor if--
            ``(i)(I) the course of instruction is conducted in a State 
        in which there are in effect laws and procedures for the 
        certification of instructors of such a course of instruction; 
        and
            ``(II) the instructor of the course is certified, in 
        accordance with such laws and procedures, to provide such a 
        course of instruction; or
            ``(ii)(I) the course of instruction is conducted in a State 
        not described in clause (i); and
            ``(II) the instructor is certified by a qualified nonprofit 
        organization to provide such a course of instruction.
    ``(D) As used in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II), the term `qualified 
nonprofit organization' means a nonprofit organization that--
            ``(i) has offices in 40 or more States; and
            ``(ii) provides firearms safety programs which include 
        training in the safe handling of firearms.
    ``(2)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer a handgun 
or make a handgun available to an individual who the person knows or 
has reasonable cause to believe has not attained 18 years of age, 
unless a parent or legal guardian of the individual, who is not 
prohibited by law from possessing or receiving a firearm, has consented 
to the transfer.
    ``(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer a handgun or 
make a handgun available to an individual who the person knows or has 
reasonable cause to believe--
            ``(i) has not attained 18 years of age; and
            ``(ii) has been convicted of a crime of violence (as 
        defined in section 924(c)(3)), or has been found to be a 
        juvenile delinquent for an offense which would constitute such 
        a crime if committed by an adult.''.
    (b) Handgun Defined.--Section 921(a) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(29) The term `handgun' means--
            ``(A) a firearm the barrel of which, excluding any 
        revolving, detachable, or magazine breech, does not exceed 12 
        inches in length; and
            ``(B) any combination of parts from which a firearm 
        described in subparagraph (A) can be assembled.''.
    (c) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2) or (3) 
        of''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5)(A) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(s)(1) shall--
            ``(i) in the case of the 1st such offense, be fined not 
        more than $10,000, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both, 
        and chapter 403 shall apply;
            ``(ii) in the case of the 2nd such offense, be fined not 
        more than $20,000, imprisoned not less than 1 year and not more 
        than 5 years, or both, and chapter 403 shall apply; or
            ``(iii) in the case of the 3rd such offense, be fined not 
        more than $50,000, imprisoned not less than 1 year and not more 
        than 4 years, or both, and chapter 403 shall not apply.
    ``(B) Whoever willfully violates section--
            ``(i) 922(s)(2)(A) shall be fined not more than $100,000, 
        imprisoned not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years, or 
        both; or
            ``(ii) 922(s)(2)(B) shall be fined not more than $200,000, 
        imprisoned not less than 5 years and not more than 10 years, or 
        both.
    ``(C) Section 3571 shall not apply to offenses punishable under 
this paragraph.''.
    (d) Technical Amendment.--Section 5031 of such title is amended by 
inserting ``, and a 1st or 2nd violation by such a person of section 
922(s)(1)'' before the period.