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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5134 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to combat straw purchases of 

firearms. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 1, 2018 

Mr. BACON (for himself and Mr. CARBAJAL) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to combat straw 

purchases of firearms. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘STOP Straw Pur5 chases Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INCREASE IN PENALTIES FOR STRAW PURCHASERS 

7 OF FIREARMS. 

8 Section 924(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is 

9 amended by inserting ‘‘, except that in the case of a viola10 tion of section 922(a)(6) involving deception as to the 


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1 identity of the actual transferee of a firearm, the violator 

2 shall be fined not more than $750,000, imprisoned not 

3 more than 25 years, or both’’ before the period. 

4 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON CONTINUING CRIMINAL ENTER5 PRISE INVOLVING STRAW PURCHASES OF 

6 FIREARMS; PROHIBITION ON OBTAINING 

7 FIREARM BY INDUCING STRAW PURCHASE. 

8 (a) PROHIBITIONS.—Section 922 of title 18, United 

9 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(aa) It shall be unlawful for any person, in or affect12 ing interstate or foreign commerce, to— 

13 ‘‘(1) induce, or act in concert with, another per14 son to engage in a continuing series of violations of 

15 subsection (a)(6) involving deception as to the iden16 tity of the actual transferee of a firearm, from which 

17 such person obtains substantial income or resources; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(2) with respect to such other person, occupy 

20 a position of organizer, a supervisory position, or 

21 any other position of management. 

22 ‘‘(bb) It shall be unlawful for any person, in or affect23 ing interstate or foreign commerce, to obtain a firearm 

24 by inducing another person to violate subsection (a)(6) by 


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1 falsely claiming to be the actual transferee of the fire2 arm.’’. 

3 (b) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title is 

4 amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa) 

6 shall be fined not more than $1,000,000, imprisoned not 

7 more than 30 years, or both. 

8 ‘‘(9) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(bb) 

9 shall be fined not more than $750,000, imprisoned not 

10 more than 25 years, or both.’’. 

11 SEC. 4. INCLUSION IN FIREARMS TRANSACTION RECORD 

12 FORM OF OUTLINE OF PENALTIES FOR THE 

13 STRAW PURCHASE OF A FIREARM. 

14 The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

15 Firearms, and Explosives shall ensure that the Firearms 

16 Transaction Record form used by the Bureau includes a 

17 statement outlining the penalties for acting as the straw 

18 purchaser of a firearm. For purposes of this section, a 

19 person acts as the straw purchaser of a firearm if the per20 son violates section 922(a)(6) of title 18, United States 

21 Code, through deception as to the identity of the actual 

22 transferee of the firearm. 

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