Union Calendar No. 30

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1189

[Report No. 103–62]

A BILL

To entitle certain armored car crew members to

company.state commerce in the service of an armored cartecting the security of valuable goods in interlawfully carry a weapon in any State while proAPRIL 22, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 30

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1189

[Report No. 103–62]

To entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon

in any State while protecting the security of valuable goods in interstate

commerce in the service of an armored car company.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 3, 1993

Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois (for herself, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. MCMILLAN, and Mr.

OXLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

APRIL 22, 1993

Additional sponsors: Mr. MARTINEZ, and Mr. TOWNS

APRIL 22, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed

A BILL

To entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully

carry a weapon in any State while protecting the security

of valuable goods in interstate commerce in the service

of an armored car company.

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Armored Car Industry

3 Reciprocity Act of 1993’’.

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

5 Congress finds that—

6 (1) the distribution of goods and services to

7 consumers in the United States requires the free

8 flow of currency, bullion, securities, food stamps,

9 and other items of unusual value in interstate com10 merce;

11 (2) the armored car industry transports and

12 protects such items in interstate commerce, includ13 ing daily transportation of currency and food stamps

14 valued at more than $1,000,000,000;

15 (3) armored car crew members are often sub16 ject to armed attack by individuals attempting to

17 steal such items;

18 (4) to protect themselves and the items they

19 transport, such crew members are armed with weap20 ons;

21 (5) various States require both weapons’ train22 ing and a criminal record background check before

23 licensing a crew member to carry a weapon; and

24 (6) there is a need for each State to reciprocally

25 accept weapons’ licenses of other States for armored
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1 car crew members to assure the free and safe trans2 port of valuable items in interstate commerce.

3 SEC. 3. STATE RECIPROCITY OF WEAPONS’ LICENSES IS4 SUED TO ARMORED CAR COMPANY CREW

5 MEMBERS.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—If an armored car crew member

7 employed by an armored car company has in effect a li8 cense issued by the appropriate State agency (in the State

9 in which such member is primarily employed by such com10 pany) to carry a weapon while acting in the service of such

11 company in that State, and such State agency meets the

12 minimum State requirements under subsection (b), then

13 such crew member shall be entitled to lawfully carry any

14 weapon to which such license relates in any State while

15 such crew member is acting in the service of such

16 company.

17 (b) MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENTS.—A State

18 agency meets the minimum State requirements of this

19 subsection if in issuing a weapon’s license to an armored

20 car crew member described in subsection (a), the agency

21 requires the crew member to provide information on an

22 annual basis to the satisfaction of the agency that—

23 (1) the crew member has received classroom

24 and range training in weapon’s safety and marks25 manship during the current year by a qualified in-
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1 structor for each weapon that the crew member is

2 licensed to carry; and

3 (2) the receipt or possession of a weapon by the

4 crew member would not violate Federal law, deter5 mined on the basis of a criminal record background

6 check conducted during the current year.

7 SEC. 4. RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.

8 This Act shall supersede any provision of State law

9 (or any subdivision thereof) that is inconsistent with this

10 Act.

11 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

12 As used in this Act:

13 (1) The term ‘‘armored car crew member’’

14 means an individual who provides protection for

15 goods transported by an armored car company.

16 (2) The term ‘‘armored car company’’ means a

17 company—

18 (A) subject to regulation under subchapter

19 II of chapter 105 of title 49, United States

20 Code; and

21 (B) holding the appropriate certificate,

22 permit, or license issued under subchapter II of

23 chapter 109 of such title, in order to engage in

24 the business of transporting and protecting cur25 rency, bullion, securities, precious metals, food
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1 stamps, and other articles of unusual value in

2 interstate commerce.

3 (3) The term ‘‘State’’ includes the several

4 States and the District of Columbia.