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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 127 

To provide for the licensing of firearm and ammunition possession and the 

registration of firearms, and to prohibit the possession of certain ammunition. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2021 

Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To provide for the licensing of firearm and ammunition possession and the registration of firearms, and to prohibit 

the possession of certain ammunition. 

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 ‘‘Sabika Sheikh Firearm 

5 Licensing and Registration Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LICENSING OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION POSSES7 SION; REGISTRATION OF FIREARMS. 

8 (a) FIREARM LICENSING AND REGISTRATION SYS9 TEM.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, 

2 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

3 end the following: 

4 ‘‘§ 932. Licensing of firearm and ammunition posses5 sion; registration of firearms 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, through 

7 the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 

8 shall establish a system for licensing the possession of fire9 arms or ammunition in the United States, and for the reg10 istration with the Bureau of each firearm present in the 

11 United States. 

12 ‘‘(b) FIREARM REGISTRATION SYSTEM.— 

13 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—Under the 

14 firearm registration system, the owner of a firearm 

15 shall transmit to the Bureau— 

16 ‘‘(A) the make, model, and serial number 

17 of the firearm, the identity of the owner of the 

18 firearm, the date the firearm was acquired by 

19 the owner, and where the firearm is or will be 

20 stored; and 

21 ‘‘(B) a notice specifying the identity of any 

22 person to whom, and any period of time during 

23 which, the firearm will be loaned to the person. 


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1 ‘‘(2) DEADLINE FOR SUPPLYING INFORMA2 TION.—The transmission required by paragraph (1) 

3 shall be made— 

4 ‘‘(A) in the case of a firearm acquired be5 fore the effective date of this section, within 3 

6 months after the effective date of this section; 

7 or 

8 ‘‘(B) in the case of a firearm acquired on 

9 or after the effective date, on the date the 

10 owner acquires the firearm. 

11 ‘‘(3) DATABASE.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 

13 shall establish and maintain a database of all 

14 firearms registered pursuant to this subsection. 

15 ‘‘(B) ACCESS.—The Attorney General shall 

16 make the contents of the database accessible to 

17 all members of the public, all Federal, State, 

18 and local law enforcement authorities, all 

19 branches of the United States Armed Forces, 

20 and all State and local governments, as defined 

21 by the Bureau. 

22 ‘‘(c) LICENSING SYSTEM.— 

23 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) GENERAL LICENSE.—Except as oth25 erwise provided in this subsection, the Attorney 


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1 General shall issue to an individual a license to 

2 possess a firearm and ammunition if the indi3 vidual— 

4 ‘‘(i) has attained 21 years of age; 

5 ‘‘(ii) after applying for the license— 

6 ‘‘(I) undergoes a criminal back7 ground check conducted by the na8 tional instant criminal background 

9 check system established under sec10 tion 103 of the Brady Handgun Vio11 lence Prevention Act, and the check 

12 does not indicate that possession of a 

13 firearm by the individual would violate 

14 subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 or 

15 State law; 

16 ‘‘(II) undergoes a psychological 

17 evaluation conducted in accordance 

18 with paragraph (2), and the evalua19 tion does not indicate that the indi20 vidual is psychologically unsuited to 

21 possess a firearm; and 

22 ‘‘(III) successfully completes a 

23 training course, certified by the Attor24 ney General, in the use, safety, and 


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1 storage of firearms, that includes at 

2 least 24 hours of training; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) demonstrates that, on issuance 

4 of the license, the individual will have in 

5 effect an insurance policy issued under 

6 subsection (d). 

7 ‘‘(B) ANTIQUE FIREARM DISPLAY LI8 CENSE.—The Attorney General shall issue to 

9 an individual a license to display an antique 

10 firearm in a residence of the individual if the 

11 individual— 

12 ‘‘(i) is the holder of a license issued 

13 under subparagraph (A); 

14 ‘‘(ii) supplies proof that the individual 

15 owns an antique firearm; 

16 ‘‘(iii) describes the manner in which 

17 the firearm will be displayed in accordance 

18 with regulations prescribed by the Attorney 

19 General, and certifies that the firearm will 

20 be so displayed; and 

21 ‘‘(iv) demonstrates that the individual 

22 has provided for storage of the firearm in 

23 a safe or facility approved by the Attorney 

24 General for the storage of firearms. 


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1 ‘‘(C) MILITARY-STYLE WEAPONS LI2 CENSE.—The Attorney General shall issue to 

3 an individual a license to own and possess a 

4 military-style weapon if the individual— 

5 ‘‘(i) is the holder of a license issued 

6 under subparagraph (A); and 

7 ‘‘(ii) after applying for a license under 

8 this subparagraph, successfully completes a 

9 training course, certified by the Attorney 

10 General, in the use, safety, and storage of 

11 the weapon, that includes at least 24 hours 

12 of training and live fire training. 

13 ‘‘(2) PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION.—A psycho14 logical evaluation is conducted in accordance with 

15 this paragraph if— 

16 ‘‘(A) the evaluation is conducted in compli17 ance with such standards as shall be established 

18 by the Attorney General; 

19 ‘‘(B) the evaluation is conducted by a li20 censed psychologist approved by the Attorney 

21 General; 

22 ‘‘(C) as deemed necessary by the licensed 

23 psychologist involved, the evaluation included a 

24 psychological evaluation of other members of 


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1 the household in which the individual resides; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(D) as part of the psychological evalua4 tion, the licensed psychologist interviewed any 

5 spouse of the individual, any former spouse of 

6 the individual, and at least 2 other persons who 

7 are a member of the family of, or an associate 

8 of, the individual to further determine the state 

9 of the mental, emotional, and relational stability 

10 of the individual in relation to firearms. 

11 ‘‘(3) DENIAL OF LICENSE.— 

12 ‘‘(A) REQUIRED.—The Attorney General 

13 shall deny such a license to an individual if— 

14 ‘‘(i) the individual is prohibited by 

15 Federal law from possessing a firearm; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) the individual has been hospital17 ized— 

18 ‘‘(I) with a mental illness, dis19 turbance, or diagnosis (including de20 pression, homicidal ideation, suicidal 

21 ideation, attempted suicide, or addic22 tion to a controlled substance (within 

23 the meaning of the Controlled Sub24 stances Act) or alcohol), or a brain 


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1 disease (including dementia or Alz2 heimer’s); or 

3 ‘‘(II) on account of conduct that 

4 endangers self or others. 

5 ‘‘(B) AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney Gen6 eral may deny such a license to an individual 

7 if— 

8 ‘‘(i) the psychological evaluation re9 ferred to in paragraph (2) indicates that 

10 the individual— 

11 ‘‘(I) has a chronic mental illness 

12 or disturbance, or a brain disease, re13 ferred to in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I); 

14 ‘‘(II) is addicted to a controlled 

15 substance (within the meaning of the 

16 Controlled Substances Act) or alcohol; 

17 or 

18 ‘‘(III) has attempted to commit 

19 suicide; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) prior psychological treatment or 

21 evaluation of the individual indicated that 

22 the individual engaged in conduct that 

23 posed a danger to self or others. 

24 ‘‘(4) SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A license issued under 

2 this subsection to an individual who is under in3 dictment for a crime punishable by imprison4 ment for a term exceeding 1 year is hereby sus5 pended. 

6 ‘‘(B) AUTHORIZED FOR LACK OF FIREARM

7 INSURANCE.—The Attorney General may sus8 pend a license issued under this subsection to 

9 an individual who has violated section 922(dd) 

10 in the most recent 12-month period. 

11 ‘‘(5) REVOCATION OF LICENSE.—A license 

12 issued under this subsection to an individual who is 

13 or becomes prohibited by Federal or State law from 

14 possessing a firearm is hereby revoked. Such an in15 dividual shall immediately return the license, and 

16 surrender all firearms and ammunition owned or 

17 possessed by the individual, to the Attorney General. 

18 ‘‘(6) EXPIRATION OF LICENSE.—A license 

19 issued to an individual under this subsection shall 

20 expire— 

21 ‘‘(A) in the case of a license that has been 

22 in effect for less than 5 years, 1 year after 

23 issuance or renewal, as the case may be; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) in the case of a license that has been 

2 in effect for at least 5 years, 3 years after the 

3 most recent date the license is renewed. 

4 ‘‘(7) RENEWAL OF LICENSE.—The Attorney 

5 General shall renew a license issued to an individual 

6 under this subsection if the individual— 

7 ‘‘(A) requests the renewal by the end of 

8 the 60-day period that begins with the date the 

9 license expires; 

10 ‘‘(B) in the 3-year period ending with the 

11 date the renewal is requested— 

12 ‘‘(i) has met the requirement of para13 graph (1)(A)(ii)(II); and 

14 ‘‘(ii) has successfully completed a 

15 training course, certified by the Attorney 

16 General, in the use, safety, and storage of 

17 firearms, that includes at least 8 hours of 

18 training; 

19 ‘‘(C) meets the requirement of paragraph 

20 (1)(A)(iii); and 

21 ‘‘(D) in the case of a license issued under 

22 paragraph (1)(C), in the 2-year period ending 

23 with the date the renewal is requested, has suc24 cessfully completed a training course, certified 

25 by the Attorney General, that includes at least 


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1 8 hours of training in the use of the weapon 

2 subject to the license. 

3 ‘‘(d) FIREARM INSURANCE.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 

5 issue to any person who has applied for a license 

6 pursuant to subsection (c) and has paid to the At7 torney General the fee specified in paragraph (2) of 

8 this subsection a policy that insures the person 

9 against liability for losses and damages resulting 

10 from the use of any firearm by the person during 

11 the 1-year period that begins with the date the pol12 icy is issued. 

13 ‘‘(2) FEE.—The fee specified in this paragraph 

14 is $800.’’. 

15 (2) MILITARY-STYLE WEAPON DEFINED.—Sec16 tion 921(a) of such title is amended by inserting 

17 after paragraph (29) the following: 

18 ‘‘(30) The term ‘military-style weapon’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) any of the firearms, or copies or duplicates 

20 of the firearms in any caliber, known as— 

21 ‘‘(i) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Tech22 nologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all models); 

23 ‘‘(ii) Action Arms Israeli Military Indus24 tries UZI and Galil; 

25 ‘‘(iii) Beretta Ar70 (SC–70); 


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1 ‘‘(iv) Colt AR–15; 

2 ‘‘(v) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/ 

3 LAR, and FNC; 

4 ‘‘(vi) SWD M–10, M–11, M–11/9, and M– 

5 12; 

6 ‘‘(vii) Steyr AUG; 

7 ‘‘(viii) INTRATEC TEC–9, TEC–DC9 

8 and TEC–22; and 

9 ‘‘(ix) revolving cylinder shotguns, such as 

10 (or similar to) the Street Sweeper and Striker 

11 12; 

12 ‘‘(B) a semiautomatic rifle that has an ability 

13 to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 

14 of— 

15 ‘‘(i) a folding or telescoping stock; 

16 ‘‘(ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicu17 ously beneath the action of the weapon; 

18 ‘‘(iii) a bayonet mount; 

19 ‘‘(iv) a flash suppressor or threaded barrel 

20 designed to accommodate a flash suppressor; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(v) a grenade launcher; 

23 ‘‘(C) a semiautomatic pistol that has an ability 

24 to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 

25 of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) an ammunition magazine that attaches 

2 to the pistol outside of the pistol grip; 

3 ‘‘(ii) a threaded barrel capable of accepting 

4 a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward 

5 handgrip, or silencer; 

6 ‘‘(iii) a shroud that is attached to, or par7 tially or completely encircles, the barrel and 

8 that permits the shooter to hold the firearm 

9 with the nontrigger hand without being burned; 

10 ‘‘(iv) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces 

11 or more when the pistol is unloaded; and 

12 ‘‘(v) a semiautomatic version of an auto13 matic firearm; and 

14 ‘‘(D) a semiautomatic shotgun that has at least 

15 2 of— 

16 ‘‘(i) a folding or telescoping stock; 

17 ‘‘(ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicu18 ously beneath the action of the weapon; 

19 ‘‘(iii) a fixed magazine capacity in excess 

20 of 5 rounds; and 

21 ‘‘(iv) an ability to accept a detachable 

22 magazine.’’. 

23 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec24 tions for such chapter is amended by adding at the 

25 end the following: 


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‘‘932. Licensing of firearm and ammunition possession; registration of firearms.’’. 

1 (4) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—Within 

2 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

3 the Attorney General shall prescribe final regula4 tions to implement the amendments made by this 

5 subsection. 

6 (b) PROHIBITIONS; PENALTIES.— 

7 (1) PROHIBITIONS.—Section 922 of such title is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(aa) It shall be unlawful for a person to possess a 

10 firearm or ammunition, unless— 

11 ‘‘(1) the person is carrying a valid license 

12 issued under section 932(c)(1); and 

13 ‘‘(2)(A) in the case of a firearm owned by the 

14 person, the firearm is registered to the person under 

15 section 932(b); or 

16 ‘‘(B) in the case of a firearm owned by another 

17 person— 

18 ‘‘(i) the firearm is so registered to such 

19 other person; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) such other person has notified the At21 torney General that the firearm has been loaned 

22 to the person, and the possession is during the 

23 loan period specified in the notice. 


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1 ‘‘(bb)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to transfer 

2 a firearm or ammunition to a person who is not licensed 

3 under section 932(c)(1). 

4 ‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell or give 

5 a firearm or ammunition to another person unless the per6 son has notified the Attorney General of the sale or gift. 

7 ‘‘(3) It shall be unlawful for a person to loan a fire8 arm or ammunition to another person unless the person 

9 has notified the Attorney General of the loan, including 

10 the identity of such other person and the period for which 

11 the loan is made. 

12 ‘‘(4) It shall be unlawful for a person holding a valid 

13 license issued under section 932(c)(1) to transfer a fire14 arm to an individual who has not attained 18 years of 

15 age. 

16 ‘‘(cc) A person who possesses a firearm or to whom 

17 a license is issued under section 932(c)(1) shall have in 

18 effect an insurance policy issued under section 932(d).’’. 

19 (2) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title is 

20 amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

22 shall be fined not less than $75,000 and not more than 

23 $150,000, imprisoned not less than 15 years and not more 

24 than 25 years, or both. 


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1 ‘‘(9)(A) Whoever knowingly violates section 

2 922(bb)(1) shall be fined not less than $50,000 and not 

3 more than $75,000, imprisoned not less than 10 years and 

4 not more than 15 years, or both. 

5 ‘‘(B) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(bb)(2) 

6 shall be fined not less than $30,000 and not more than 

7 $50,000, imprisoned not less than 5 years and not more 

8 than 10 years, or both. 

9 ‘‘(C) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(bb)(3) 

10 shall be fined not less than $5,000 and not more than 

11 $10,000. 

12 ‘‘(D) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(bb)(4) 

13 shall be fined not less than $75,000 and not more than 

14 $100,000, imprisoned not less than 15 years and not more 

15 than 25 years, or both, except that if the transferee of 

16 the firearm possess or uses the firearm during or in rela17 tion to a crime, an unintentional shooting, or suicide, the 

18 transferor shall be fined not less than $100,000 and not 

19 more than $150,000, imprisoned not less than 25 years 

20 and not more than 40 years, or both. 

21 ‘‘(10) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(cc) 

22 shall be fined not less than $50,000 and not more than 

23 $100,000, imprisoned not less than 10 years and not more 

24 than 20 years, or both.’’. 

25 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 


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1 (A) ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON ES2 TABLISHMENT OF CENTRALIZED FIREARM REG3 ISTRATION SYSTEM.—Section 926(a) of such 

4 title is amended by striking the 2nd sentence. 

5 (B) APPLICABILITY TO GOVERNMENTAL

6 AND MILITARY FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.— 

7 Section 925(a) of such title is amended in each 

8 of paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting ‘‘and 

9 except for section 932,’’ after the 2nd comma. 

10 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

11 by this subsection shall take effect on the date final 

12 regulations are prescribed under subsection (a)(4). 

13 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION OF CERTAIN AMMU14 NITION. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 

16 States Code, as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 

17 amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(dd)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to pos19 sess ammunition that is 0.50 caliber or greater. 

20 ‘‘(2)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess 

21 a large capacity ammunition feeding device. 

22 ‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to— 

23 ‘‘(i) the manufacture for, or possession by, the 

24 United States or a department or agency of the 

25 United States or a State or a department, agency, 


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1 or political subdivision of a State, or the possession 

2 by a law enforcement officer employed by such an 

3 entity for purposes of law enforcement (whether on 

4 or off duty); 

5 ‘‘(ii) the possession by an employee or con6 tractor of a licensee under title I of the Atomic En7 ergy Act of 1954 on-site for purposes of establishing 

8 and maintaining an on-site physical protection sys9 tem and security organization required by Federal 

10 law, or off-site for purposes of licensee-authorized 

11 training or transportation of nuclear materials; 

12 ‘‘(iii) the manufacture or possession by a li13 censed manufacturer or licensed importer for the 

14 purposes of testing or experimentation authorized by 

15 the Attorney General; or 

16 ‘‘(iv) the manufacture for, or possession by, an 

17 organization that provides firearm training and that 

18 is registered with the Attorney General, or the pos19 session by an individual to whom such an organiza20 tion is providing firearm training during and at the 

21 location of the training.’’. 

22 (b) LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DE23 VICE DEFINED.—Section 921(a) of such title, as amended 

24 by section 1 of this Act, is amended by inserting after 

25 paragraph (30) the following: 


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1 ‘‘(31) The term ‘large capacity ammunition feeding 

2 device’ means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or simi3 lar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily 

4 restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of 

5 ammunition, but does not include an attached tubular de6 vice designed to accept, and capable of operating only 

7 with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.’’. 

8 (c) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title, as 

9 amended by section 2 of this Act, is amended by adding 

10 at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(11)(A) Whoever knowingly violates section 

12 922(dd)(1) shall be fined not less than $50,000 and not 

13 more than $100,000, imprisoned not less than 10 years 

14 and not more than 20 years, or both. 

15 ‘‘(B) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(dd)(2) 

16 shall be fined not less than $10,000 and not more than 

17 $25,000, imprisoned not less than 1 year and not more 

18 than 5 years, or both.’’. 

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