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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 282 

To improve public safety through sensible reforms to firearms regulations. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 8, 2019 

Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MCCOLLUM, and Mrs. HAYES) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

A BILL 

To improve public safety through sensible reforms to 

firearms regulations. 

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 ‘‘Safer America for Ev5 eryone Right Now Act’’ or the ‘‘SAFER Now Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) by inserting after paragraph (29) the fol10 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(30) The term ‘semiautomatic pistol’ means any re2 peating pistol that— 

3 ‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 

4 cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and 

5 chamber the next round; and 

6 ‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to 

7 fire each cartridge. 

8 ‘‘(31) The term ‘semiautomatic shotgun’ means any 

9 repeating shotgun that— 

10 ‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 

11 cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and 

12 chamber the next round; and 

13 ‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to 

14 fire each cartridge.’’; and 

15 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(36) The term ‘semiautomatic assault weapon’ 

17 means any of the following, regardless of country of manu18 facture or caliber of ammunition accepted: 

19 ‘‘(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capac20 ity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(i) A pistol grip. 

23 ‘‘(ii) A forward grip. 

24 ‘‘(iii) A folding, telescoping, or detachable 

25 stock. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) A grenade launcher or rocket launch2 er. 

3 ‘‘(v) A barrel shroud. 

4 ‘‘(vi) A threaded barrel. 

5 ‘‘(B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed 

6 magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 

7 rounds, except for an attached tubular device de8 signed to accept, and capable of operating only with, 

9 .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 

10 ‘‘(C) Any part, combination of parts, compo11 nent, device, attachment, or accessory that is de12 signed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of 

13 a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiauto14 matic rifle into a machinegun. 

15 ‘‘(D) A semiautomatic pistol that has the ca16 pacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one 

17 of the following: 

18 ‘‘(i) A threaded barrel. 

19 ‘‘(ii) A second pistol grip. 

20 ‘‘(iii) A barrel shroud. 

21 ‘‘(iv) The capacity to accept a detachable 

22 magazine at some location outside of the pistol 

23 grip. 

24 ‘‘(v) A semiautomatic version of an auto25 matic firearm. 


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1 ‘‘(E) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed maga2 zine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 

3 rounds. 

4 ‘‘(F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has any one 

5 of the following: 

6 ‘‘(i) A folding, telescoping, or detachable 

7 stock. 

8 ‘‘(ii) A pistol grip. 

9 ‘‘(iii) A fixed magazine with the capacity to 

10 accept more than 5 rounds. 

11 ‘‘(iv) The ability to accept a detachable 

12 magazine. 

13 ‘‘(v) A forward grip. 

14 ‘‘(vi) A grenade launcher or rocket launch15 er. 

16 ‘‘(G) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder. 

17 ‘‘(H) All of the following rifles, copies, dupli18 cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa19 bility of any such weapon thereof: 

20 ‘‘(i) All AK types, including the following: 

21 ‘‘(I) AK, AK47, AK47S, AK–74, 

22 AKM, AKS, ARM, MAK90, MISR, 

23 NHM90, NHM91, Rock River Arms LAR– 

24 47, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms AK–47, 

25 VEPR, WASR–10, and WUM. 


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1 ‘‘(II) IZHMASH Saiga AK. 

2 ‘‘(III) MAADI AK47 and ARM. 

3 ‘‘(IV) Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 

4 86S. 

5 ‘‘(V) Poly Technologies AK47 and 

6 AKS. 

7 ‘‘(ii) All AR types, including the following: 

8 ‘‘(I) AR–10. 

9 ‘‘(II) AR–15. 

10 ‘‘(III) Alexander Arms Overmatch 

11 Plus 16. 

12 ‘‘(IV) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine. 

13 ‘‘(V) Armalite M15–T. 

14 ‘‘(VI) Barrett REC7. 

15 ‘‘(VII) Beretta AR–70. 

16 ‘‘(VIII) Black Rain Ordnance Recon 

17 Scout. 

18 ‘‘(IX) Bushmaster ACR. 

19 ‘‘(X) Bushmaster Carbon 15. 

20 ‘‘(XI) Bushmaster MOE series. 

21 ‘‘(XII) Bushmaster XM15. 

22 ‘‘(XIII) Chiappa Firearms MFour ri23 fles. 

24 ‘‘(XIV) Colt Match Target rifles. 


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1 ‘‘(XV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 

2 rifles. 

3 ‘‘(XVI) Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles. 

4 ‘‘(XVII) Devil Dog Arms 15 Series ri5 fles. 

6 ‘‘(XVIII) Diamondback DB15 rifles. 

7 ‘‘(XIX) DoubleStar AR rifles. 

8 ‘‘(XX) DPMS Tactical rifles. 

9 ‘‘(XXI) DSA Inc. ZM–4 Carbine. 

10 ‘‘(XXII) Heckler & Koch MR556. 

11 ‘‘(XXIII) High Standard HSA–15 ri12 fles. 

13 ‘‘(XXIV) Jesse James Nomad AR–15 

14 rifle. 

15 ‘‘(XXV) Knight’s Armament SR–15. 

16 ‘‘(XXVI) Lancer L15 rifles. 

17 ‘‘(XXVII) MGI Hydra Series rifles. 

18 ‘‘(XXVIII) Mossberg MMR Tactical 

19 rifles. 

20 ‘‘(XXIX) Noreen Firearms BN 36 

21 rifle. 

22 ‘‘(XXX) Olympic Arms. 

23 ‘‘(XXXI) POF USA P415. 

24 ‘‘(XXXII) Precision Firearms AR ri25 fles. 


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1 ‘‘(XXXIII) Remington R–15 rifles. 

2 ‘‘(XXXIV) Rhino Arms AR rifles. 

3 ‘‘(XXXV) Rock River Arms LAR–15. 

4 ‘‘(XXXVI) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles 

5 and MCX rifles. 

6 ‘‘(XXXVII) SKS with a detachable 

7 magazine. 

8 ‘‘(XXXVIII) Smith & Wesson M&P15 

9 rifles. 

10 ‘‘(XXXIX) Stag Arms AR rifles. 

11 ‘‘(XL) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 

12 and AR–556 rifles. 

13 ‘‘(XLI) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M–4 

14 rifles. 

15 ‘‘(XLII) Windham Weaponry AR ri16 fles. 

17 ‘‘(XLIII) WMD Guns Big Beast. 

18 ‘‘(XLIV) Yankee Hill Machine Com19 pany, Inc. YHM–15 rifles. 

20 ‘‘(iii) Barrett M107A1. 

21 ‘‘(iv) Barrett M82A1. 

22 ‘‘(v) Beretta CX4 Storm. 

23 ‘‘(vi) Calico Liberty Series. 

24 ‘‘(vii) CETME Sporter. 


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1 ‘‘(viii) Daewoo K–1, K–2, Max 1, Max 2, 

2 AR 100, and AR 110C. 

3 ‘‘(ix) Fabrique Nationale/FN Herstal 

4 FAL, LAR, 22 FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 

5 Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000. 

6 ‘‘(x) Feather Industries AT–9. 

7 ‘‘(xi) Galil Model AR and Model ARM. 

8 ‘‘(xii) Hi-Point Carbine. 

9 ‘‘(xiii) HK–91, HK–93, HK–94, HK– 

10 PSG–1, and HK USC. 

11 ‘‘(xiv) IWI TAVOR, Galil ACE rifle. 

12 ‘‘(xv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU–16, and 

13 RFB. 

14 ‘‘(xvi) SIG AMT, SIG PE–57, Sig Sauer 

15 SG 550, Sig Sauer SG 551, and SIG MCX. 

16 ‘‘(xvii) Springfield Armory SAR–48. 

17 ‘‘(xviii) Steyr AUG. 

18 ‘‘(xix) Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mini-14 Tac19 tical Rifle M–14/20CF. 

20 ‘‘(xx) All Thompson rifles, including the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(I) Thompson M1SB. 

23 ‘‘(II) Thompson T1100D. 

24 ‘‘(III) Thompson T150D. 

25 ‘‘(IV) Thompson T1B. 


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1 ‘‘(V) Thompson T1B100D. 

2 ‘‘(VI) Thompson T1B50D. 

3 ‘‘(VII) Thompson T1BSB. 

4 ‘‘(VIII) Thompson T1–C. 

5 ‘‘(IX) Thompson T1D. 

6 ‘‘(X) Thompson T1SB. 

7 ‘‘(XI) Thompson T5. 

8 ‘‘(XII) Thompson T5100D. 

9 ‘‘(XIII) Thompson TM1. 

10 ‘‘(XIV) Thompson TM1C. 

11 ‘‘(xxi) UMAREX UZI rifle. 

12 ‘‘(xxii) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A 

13 Carbine, and UZI Model B Carbine. 

14 ‘‘(xxiii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78. 

15 ‘‘(xxiv) Vector Arms UZI Type. 

16 ‘‘(xxv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk. 

17 ‘‘(xxvi) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine. 

18 ‘‘(I) All of the following pistols, copies, dupli19 cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa20 bility of any such weapon thereof: 

21 ‘‘(i) All AK–47 types, including the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(I) Centurion 39 AK pistol. 

24 ‘‘(II) CZ Scorpion pistol. 

25 ‘‘(III) Draco AK–47 pistol. 


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1 ‘‘(IV) HCR AK–47 pistol. 

2 ‘‘(V) IO Inc. Hellpup AK–47 pistol. 

3 ‘‘(VI) Krinkov pistol. 

4 ‘‘(VII) Mini Draco AK–47 pistol. 

5 ‘‘(VIII) PAP M92 pistol. 

6 ‘‘(IX) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol. 

7 ‘‘(ii) All AR–15 types, including the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(I) American Spirit AR–15 pistol. 

10 ‘‘(II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol. 

11 ‘‘(III) Chiappa Firearms M4 Pistol 

12 GEN II. 

13 ‘‘(IV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 

14 Roscoe pistol. 

15 ‘‘(V) Daniel Defense MK18 pistol. 

16 ‘‘(VI) DoubleStar Corporation AR pis17 tol. 

18 ‘‘(VII) DPMS AR–15 pistol. 

19 ‘‘(VIII) Jesse James Nomad AR–15 

20 pistol. 

21 ‘‘(IX) Olympic Arms AR–15 pistol. 

22 ‘‘(X) Osprey Armament MK–18 pis23 tol. 

24 ‘‘(XI) POF USA AR pistols. 


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1 ‘‘(XII) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pis2 tol. 

3 ‘‘(XIII) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M–4 

4 pistol. 

5 ‘‘(iii) Calico Liberty pistols. 

6 ‘‘(iv) DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol. 

7 ‘‘(v) Encom MP–9 and MP–45. 

8 ‘‘(vi) Heckler & Koch model SP–89 pistol. 

9 ‘‘(vii) Intratec AB–10, TEC–22 Scorpion, 

10 TEC–9, and TEC–DC9. 

11 ‘‘(viii) IWI Galil Ace pistol, UZI PRO pis12 tol. 

13 ‘‘(ix) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol. 

14 ‘‘(x) The following MAC types: 

15 ‘‘(I) MAC–10. 

16 ‘‘(II) MAC–11. 

17 ‘‘(III) Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 

18 Mini Pistol, MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical 

19 Pistol, and MPA Mini Tactical Pistol. 

20 ‘‘(IV) Military Armament Corp. 

21 Ingram M–11. 

22 ‘‘(V) Velocity Arms VMAC. 

23 ‘‘(xi) Sig Sauer P556 pistol. 

24 ‘‘(xii) Sites Spectre. 


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1 ‘‘(xiii) All Thompson types, including the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(I) Thompson TA510D. 

4 ‘‘(II) Thompson TA5. 

5 ‘‘(xiv) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI. 

6 ‘‘(J) All of the following shotguns, copies, dupli7 cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa8 bility of any such weapon thereof: 

9 ‘‘(i) DERYA Anakon MC–1980, Anakon 

10 SD12. 

11 ‘‘(ii) Doruk Lethal shotguns. 

12 ‘‘(iii) Franchi LAW–12 and SPAS 12. 

13 ‘‘(iv) All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, in14 cluding the following: 

15 ‘‘(I) IZHMASH Saiga 12. 

16 ‘‘(II) IZHMASH Saiga 12S. 

17 ‘‘(III) IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP– 

18 01. 

19 ‘‘(IV) IZHMASH Saiga 12K. 

20 ‘‘(V) IZHMASH Saiga 12K–030. 

21 ‘‘(VI) IZHMASH Saiga 12K–040 

22 Taktika. 

23 ‘‘(v) Streetsweeper. 

24 ‘‘(vi) Striker 12. 


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1 ‘‘(K) All belt-fed semiautomatic firearms, in2 cluding TNW M2HB and FN M2495. 

3 ‘‘(L) Any combination of parts from which a 

4 firearm described in subparagraphs (A) through (K) 

5 can be assembled. 

6 ‘‘(M) The frame or receiver of a rifle or shot7 gun described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (F), 

8 (G), (H), (J), or (K). 

9 ‘‘(37) The term ‘large capacity ammunition feeding 

10 device’— 

11 ‘‘(A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, 

12 or similar device, including any such device joined or 

13 coupled with another in any manner, that has an 

14 overall capacity of, or that can be readily restored, 

15 changed, or converted to accept, more than 10 

16 rounds of ammunition; and 

17 ‘‘(B) does not include an attached tubular de18 vice designed to accept, and capable of operating 

19 only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 

20 ‘‘(38) The term ‘barrel shroud’— 

21 ‘‘(A) means a shroud that is attached to, or 

22 partially or completely encircles, the barrel of a fire23 arm so that the shroud protects the user of the fire24 arm from heat generated by the barrel; and 

25 ‘‘(B) does not include— 


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1 ‘‘(i) a slide that partially or completely en2 closes the barrel; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) an extension of the stock along the 

4 bottom of the barrel which does not encircle or 

5 substantially encircle the barrel. 

6 ‘‘(39) The term ‘detachable magazine’ means an am7 munition feeding device that can be removed from a fire8 arm without disassembly of the firearm action. 

9 ‘‘(40) The term ‘fixed magazine’ means an ammuni10 tion feeding device that is permanently fixed to the firearm 

11 in such a manner that it cannot be removed without dis12 assembly of the firearm. 

13 ‘‘(41) The term ‘folding, telescoping, or detachable 

14 stock’ means a stock that folds, telescopes, detaches or 

15 otherwise operates to reduce the length, size, or any other 

16 dimension, or otherwise enhances the concealability, of a 

17 firearm. 

18 ‘‘(42) The term ‘forward grip’ means a grip located 

19 forward of the trigger that functions as a pistol grip. 

20 ‘‘(43) The term ‘rocket’ means any simple or complex 

21 tubelike device containing combustibles that on being ig22 nited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through 

23 the air and has a propellant charge of not more than 4 

24 ounces. 


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1 ‘‘(44) The term ‘grenade launcher or rocket launcher’ 

2 means an attachment for use on a firearm that is designed 

3 to propel a grenade, rocket, or other similar destructive 

4 device. 

5 ‘‘(45) The term ‘permanently inoperable’ means a 

6 firearm which is incapable of discharging a shot by means 

7 of an explosive and incapable of being readily restored to 

8 a firing condition. 

9 ‘‘(46) The term ‘pistol grip’ means a grip, a thumb10 hole stock, or any other characteristic that can function 

11 as a grip. 

12 ‘‘(47) The term ‘threaded barrel’ means a feature or 

13 characteristic that is designed in such a manner to allow 

14 for the attachment of a device such as a firearm silencer 

15 or a flash suppressor. 

16 ‘‘(48) The term ‘qualified law enforcement officer’ 

17 has the meaning given the term in section 926B. 

18 ‘‘(49) The term ‘grandfathered semiautomatic as19 sault weapon’ means any semiautomatic assault weapon 

20 the importation, possession, sale, or transfer of which 

21 would be unlawful under section 922(v) but for the excep22 tion under paragraph (2) of such section. 

23 ‘‘(50) The term ‘belt-fed semiautomatic firearm’ 

24 means any repeating firearm that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 

2 cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and 

3 chamber the next round; 

4 ‘‘(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to 

5 fire each cartridge; and 

6 ‘‘(C) has the capacity to accept a belt ammuni7 tion feeding device. 

8 ‘‘(51) GUN SHOW.—The term ‘gun show’— 

9 ‘‘(A) means any event at which 50 or more fire10 arms are offered or exhibited for sale, exchange, or 

11 transfer, if one or more of the firearms has been 

12 shipped or transported in, or otherwise affects, inter13 state or foreign commerce; 

14 ‘‘(B) does not include an offer or exhibit of fire15 arms for sale, exchange, or transfer by an individual 

16 from the personal collection of that individual, at the 

17 private residence of that individual, if the individual 

18 is not required to be licensed under section 923; and 

19 ‘‘(C) does not include an offer or exhibit of fire20 arms for sale, exchange, or transfer at events— 

21 ‘‘(i) where not more than 100 firearms are 

22 offered or exhibited for sale, exchange or trans23 fer; 

24 ‘‘(ii) that are conducted by private, not-for25 profit organizations whose primary purpose is 


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1 owning and maintaining real property for the 

2 purpose of hunting activities; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) that are attended only by permanent 

4 or annual dues-paying members of the organi5 zations, and the members of the immediate 

6 families of the dues-paying members. 

7 ‘‘(52) GUN SHOW VENDOR.—The term ‘gun show 

8 vendor’ means a person who is not licensed under section 

9 923 and who exhibits, sells, offers for sale, transfers, or 

10 exchanges a firearm at a gun show, regardless of whether 

11 or not the person arranges with the gun show operator 

12 for a fixed location from which to exhibit, sell, offer for 

13 sale, transfer, or exchange the firearm.’’. 

14 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FIREARMS DEALERS SELLING A 

15 FIREARM PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF A 

16 BACKGROUND CHECK. 

17 Section 922(t)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, 

18 is amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘(i)’’; 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

21 and 

22 (3) by striking clause (ii). 


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1 SEC. 4. RESTRICTIONS ON ASSAULT WEAPONS AND LARGE 

2 CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES. 

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

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by inserting after subsection (u) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(v)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to import, 

8 sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting 

9 interstate or foreign commerce, a semiautomatic assault 

10 weapon. 

11 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession, 

12 sale, or transfer of any semiautomatic assault weapon oth13 erwise lawfully possessed under Federal law on the date 

14 of enactment of the Safer America for Everyone Right 

15 Now Act. 

16 ‘‘(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any firearm 

17 that— 

18 ‘‘(A) is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, 

19 or slide action; 

20 ‘‘(B) has been rendered permanently inoperable; 

21 or 

22 ‘‘(C) is an antique firearm, as defined in section 

23 921 of this title. 

24 ‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 

25 ‘‘(A) the importation for, manufacture for, sale 

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1 or a department or agency of the United States or 

2 a State or a department, agency, or political subdivi3 sion of a State, or a sale or transfer to or possession 

4 by a qualified law enforcement officer employed by 

5 the United States or a department or agency of the 

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

7 or political subdivision of a State, for purposes of 

8 law enforcement (whether on or off duty), or a sale 

9 or transfer to or possession by a campus law en10 forcement officer for purposes of law enforcement 

11 (whether on or off duty); 

12 ‘‘(B) the importation for, or sale or transfer to 

13 a licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 

14 1954 for purposes of establishing and maintaining 

15 an on-site physical protection system and security 

16 organization required by Federal law, or possession 

17 by an employee or contractor of such licensee on-site 

18 for such purposes or off-site for purposes of licensee19 authorized training or transportation of nuclear ma20 terials; 

21 ‘‘(C) the possession, by an individual who is re22 tired in good standing from service with a law en23 forcement agency and is not otherwise prohibited 

24 from receiving a firearm, of a semiautomatic assault 

25 weapon— 


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1 ‘‘(i) sold or transferred to the individual by 

2 the agency upon such retirement; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) that the individual purchased, or oth4 erwise obtained, for official use before such re5 tirement; or 

6 ‘‘(D) the importation, sale, manufacture, trans7 fer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon 

8 by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer for 

9 the purposes of testing or experimentation author10 ized by the Attorney General. 

11 ‘‘(5) For purposes of paragraph (4)(A), the term 

12 ‘campus law enforcement officer’ means an individual who 

13 is— 

14 ‘‘(A) employed by a private institution of higher 

15 education that is eligible for funding under title IV 

16 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

17 1070 et seq.); 

18 ‘‘(B) responsible for the prevention or investiga19 tion of crime involving injury to persons or property, 

20 including apprehension or detention of persons for 

21 such crimes; 

22 ‘‘(C) authorized by Federal, State, or local law 

23 to carry a firearm, execute search warrants, and 

24 make arrests; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) recognized, commissioned, or certified by 

2 a government entity as a law enforcement officer. 

3 ‘‘(6) The Attorney General shall establish and main4 tain, in a timely manner, a record of the make, model, 

5 and, if available, date of manufacture of any semiauto6 matic assault weapon which the Attorney General is made 

7 aware has been used in relation to a crime under Federal 

8 or State law, and the nature and circumstances of the 

9 crime involved, including the outcome of relevant criminal 

10 investigations and proceedings. The Attorney General 

11 shall annually submit a copy of the record established 

12 under this paragraph to the Congress and make the record 

13 available to the general public. 

14 ‘‘(w)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to import, 

15 sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting 

16 interstate or foreign commerce, a large capacity ammuni17 tion feeding device. 

18 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession 

19 of any large capacity ammunition feeding device otherwise 

20 lawfully possessed on or before the date of enactment of 

21 the Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act. 

22 ‘‘(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 

23 ‘‘(A) the importation for, manufacture for, sale 

24 to, transfer to, or possession by the United States 

25 or a department or agency of the United States or 


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1 a State or a department, agency, or political subdivi2 sion of a State, or a sale or transfer to or possession 

3 by a qualified law enforcement officer employed by 

4 the United States or a department or agency of the 

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

6 or political subdivision of a State for purposes of law 

7 enforcement (whether on or off duty), or a sale or 

8 transfer to or possession by a campus law enforce9 ment officer for purposes of law enforcement (wheth10 er on or off duty); 

11 ‘‘(B) the importation for, or sale or transfer to 

12 a licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 

13 1954 for purposes of establishing and maintaining 

14 an on-site physical protection system and security 

15 organization required by Federal law, or possession 

16 by an employee or contractor of such licensee on-site 

17 for such purposes or off-site for purposes of licensee18 authorized training or transportation of nuclear ma19 terials; 

20 ‘‘(C) the possession, by an individual who is re21 tired in good standing from service with a law en22 forcement agency and is not otherwise prohibited 

23 from receiving ammunition, of a large capacity am24 munition feeding device— 


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1 ‘‘(i) sold or transferred to the individual by 

2 the agency upon such retirement; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) that the individual purchased, or oth4 erwise obtained, for official use before such re5 tirement; or 

6 ‘‘(D) the importation, sale, manufacture, trans7 fer, or possession of any large capacity ammunition 

8 feeding device by a licensed manufacturer or licensed 

9 importer for the purposes of testing or experimen10 tation authorized by the Attorney General. 

11 ‘‘(4) For purposes of paragraph (3)(A), the term 

12 ‘campus law enforcement officer’ means an individual who 

13 is— 

14 ‘‘(A) employed by a private institution of higher 

15 education that is eligible for funding under title IV 

16 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

17 1070 et seq.); 

18 ‘‘(B) responsible for the prevention or investiga19 tion of crime involving injury to persons or property, 

20 including apprehension or detention of persons for 

21 such crimes; 

22 ‘‘(C) authorized by Federal, State, or local law 

23 to carry a firearm, execute search warrants, and 

24 make arrests; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) recognized, commissioned, or certified by 

2 a government entity as a law enforcement officer.’’; 

3 and 

4 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(aa) SECURE STORAGE OR SAFETY DEVICE RE6 QUIREMENT FOR GRANDFATHERED SEMIAUTOMATIC AS7 SAULT WEAPONS.—It shall be unlawful for any person, 

8 other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 

9 licensed dealer, to store or keep under the dominion or 

10 control of that person any grandfathered semiautomatic 

11 assault weapon that the person knows, or has reasonable 

12 cause to believe, will be accessible to an individual prohib13 ited from receiving or possessing a firearm under sub14 section (g), (n), or (x), or any provision of State law, un15 less the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon is— 

16 ‘‘(1) carried on the person, or within such close 

17 proximity that the person can readily retrieve and 

18 use the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon 

19 as if the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weap20 on were carried on the person; or 

21 ‘‘(2) locked by a secure gun storage or safety 

22 device that the prohibited individual has no ability to 

23 access.’’. 

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1 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

2 following: ‘‘The serial number of any semiautomatic as3 sault weapon manufactured after the date of enactment 

4 of the Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act shall 

5 clearly show the date on which the weapon was manufac6 tured or made, legibly and conspicuously engraved or cast 

7 on the weapon, and such other identification as the Attor8 ney General shall by regulations prescribe.’’. 

9 (c) IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS FOR LARGE CAPAC10 ITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES.—Section 923(i) of 

11 title 18, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 

12 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘A large ca13 pacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after the 

14 date of enactment of the Safer America for Everyone 

15 Right Now Act shall be identified by a serial number and 

16 the date on which the device was manufactured or made, 

17 legibly and conspicuously engraved or cast on the device, 

18 and such other identification as the Attorney General shall 

19 by regulations prescribe.’’. 

20 (d) SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF LARGE CAPACITY

21 AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES.—Section 924(d) of title 

22 18, United States Code, is amended— 

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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘or large capacity ammu2 nition feeding device’’ after ‘‘firearm or ammu3 nition’’ each time it appears; 

4 (B) by inserting ‘‘or large capacity ammu5 nition feeding device’’ after ‘‘firearms or ammu6 nition’’ each time it appears; and 

7 (C) by striking ‘‘or (k)’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘(k), (r), (v), or (w)’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘or large 

10 capacity ammunition feeding devices’’ after ‘‘fire11 arms or quantities of ammunition’’; and 

12 (3) in paragraph (3)(E), by inserting ‘‘922(r), 

13 922(v), 922(w),’’ after ‘‘922(n),’’. 

14 (e) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(1)(B) of title 18, 

15 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or (q) of sec16 tion 922’’ and inserting ‘‘(q), (r), (v), (w), or (aa) of sec17 tion 922’’. 

18 SEC. 5. BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR TRANSFERS OF GRAND19 FATHERED SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAP20 ONS. 

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

22 States Code, as amended by the preceding provisions of 

23 this Act, is amended— 

24 (1) by repealing subsection (s); 


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1 (2) by redesignating subsection (t) as sub2 section (s); 

3 (3) in subsection (s), as redesignated— 

4 (A) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking 

5 ‘‘(as defined in subsection (s)(8))’’; and 

6 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(7) In this subsection, the term ‘chief law en8 forcement officer’ means the chief of police, the 

9 sheriff, or an equivalent officer or the designee of 

10 any such individual.’’; and 

11 (4) by inserting after subsection (s), as redesig12 nated, the following: 

13 ‘‘(t)(1) Beginning on the date that is 90 days after 

14 the date of enactment of the Safer America for Everyone 

15 Right Now Act, it shall be unlawful for any person who 

16 is not licensed under this chapter to transfer a grand17 fathered semiautomatic assault weapon to any other per18 son who is not licensed under this chapter, unless a li19 censed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 

20 has first taken custody of the grandfathered semiauto21 matic assault weapon for the purpose of complying with 

22 subsection (s). Upon taking custody of the grandfathered 

23 semiautomatic assault weapon, the licensee shall comply 

24 with all requirements of this chapter as if the licensee were 

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1 weapon from the licensee’s inventory to the unlicensed 

2 transferee. 

3 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a temporary 

4 transfer of possession for the purpose of participating in 

5 target shooting in a licensed target facility or established 

6 range if— 

7 ‘‘(A) the grandfathered semiautomatic assault 

8 weapon is, at all times, kept within the premises of 

9 the target facility or range; and 

10 ‘‘(B) the transferee is not known to be prohib11 ited from possessing or receiving a grandfathered 

12 semiautomatic assault weapon. 

13 ‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘trans14 fer’— 

15 ‘‘(A) shall include a sale, gift, or loan; and 

16 ‘‘(B) does not include temporary custody of the 

17 grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon for 

18 purposes of examination or evaluation by a prospec19 tive transferee. 

20 ‘‘(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

21 chapter, the Attorney General may implement this sub22 section with regulations. 

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1 ‘‘(i) shall include a provision setting a max2 imum fee that may be charged by licensees for serv3 ices provided in accordance with paragraph (1); and 

4 ‘‘(ii) shall not include any provision imposing 

5 recordkeeping requirements on any unlicensed trans6 feror or requiring licensees to facilitate transfers in 

7 accordance with paragraph (1).’’. 

8 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

9 (1) SECTION 922.—Section 922(y)(2) of title 

10 18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter 

11 preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, 

12 (g)(5)(B), and (s)(3)(B)(v)(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 

13 (g)(5)(B)’’. 

14 (2) SECTION 925A.—Section 925A of title 18, 

15 United States Code, is amended, in the matter pre16 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (s) or 

17 (t) of section 922’’ and inserting ‘‘section 922(s)’’. 

18 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

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1 SEC. 6. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES 

2 OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OR ATTEMPTED 

3 PURCHASE OF A FIREARM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the NICS Improvement 

5 Amendments Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 40911–40916) is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 108. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN8 CIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OR AT9 TEMPTED PURCHASE OF A GRANDFATHERED 

10 SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPON. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a background 

12 check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Back13 ground Check System pursuant to the request of a li14 censed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 

15 of firearms (as such terms are defined in section 921 of 

16 title 18, United States Code), which background check de17 termines that the receipt of a grandfathered semiauto18 matic assault weapon (as defined in section 921(a)(49) of 

19 title 18, United States Code) by a person would violate 

20 subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United 

21 States Code, the System shall notify the law enforcement 

22 agencies described in subsection (b), including in a case 

23 where such a determination is made after 14 business days 

24 have elapsed since the licensee contacted the System. 

25 ‘‘(b) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DESCRIBED.— 

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1 are the law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction 

2 over the location from which the licensee contacted the 

3 System and the law enforcement agencies that have juris4 diction over the location of the residence of the person for 

5 which the background check was conducted, as follows: 

6 ‘‘(1) The field office of the Federal Bureau of 

7 Investigation. 

8 ‘‘(2) The local law enforcement agency. 

9 ‘‘(3) The State law enforcement agency.’’. 

10 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1(b) of such 

11 Act (Public Law 110–180; 121 Stat. 2559) is amended 

12 by inserting after the item relating to section 107 the fol13 lowing: 

‘‘108. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase or attempted purchase of a firearm.’’. 

14 SEC. 7. USE OF BYRNE GRANTS FOR BUY-BACK PROGRAMS 

15 FOR SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS 

16 AND LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEED17 ING DEVICES. 

18 Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

19 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is 

20 amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(I) Compensation for surrendered semi22 automatic assault weapons and large capacity 

23 ammunition feeding devices, as those terms are 

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1 Code, under buy-back programs for semiauto2 matic assault weapons and large capacity am3 munition feeding devices.’’. 

4 SEC. 8. GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK. 

5 (a) REGULATION OF FIREARMS TRANSFERS AT GUN

6 SHOWS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of such title is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘§ 932. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows 

10 ‘‘(a) REGISTRATION OF GUN SHOW OPERATORS.— 

11 It shall be unlawful for a person to operate a gun show, 

12 unless— 

13 ‘‘(1) the person has attained 21 years of age; 

14 ‘‘(2) the person (and, if the person is a corpora15 tion, partnership, or association, each individual pos16 sessing, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or 

17 cause the direction of the management and policies 

18 of the corporation, partnership, or association) is not 

19 prohibited by subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 

20 from transporting, shipping, or receiving firearms or 

21 ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce; 

22 ‘‘(3) the person has not willfully violated any 

23 provision of this chapter or regulation issued under 

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1 ‘‘(4) the person has registered with the Attor2 ney General as a gun show operator, in accordance 

3 with regulations promulgated by the Attorney Gen4 eral, and as part of the registration— 

5 ‘‘(A) has provided the Attorney General 

6 with a photograph and the fingerprints of the 

7 person; and 

8 ‘‘(B) has certified that the person meets 

9 the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through 

10 (D) of section 923(d)(1); 

11 ‘‘(5) the person has not willfully failed to dis12 close any material information required, and has not 

13 made any false statement as to any material fact, in 

14 connection with the registration; and 

15 ‘‘(6) the person has paid the Attorney General 

16 a fee for the registration, in an amount determined 

17 by the Attorney General. 

18 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF GUN SHOW OPERA19 TORS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a 

21 person to operate a gun show, unless the person— 

22 ‘‘(A) not later than 30 days before the 

23 commencement of the gun show, notifies the 

24 Attorney General, in writing, of the date, time, 

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1 identity of each person who will be a gun show 

2 vendor at the gun show; 

3 ‘‘(B) before commencement of the gun 

4 show— 

5 ‘‘(i) verifies the identity of each indi6 vidual who will be a gun show vendor at 

7 the gun show by examining a valid identi8 fication document (as defined in section 

9 1028(d)(4)) of the individual containing a 

10 photograph of the individual; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) requires each such individual to 

12 sign— 

13 ‘‘(I) a ledger, and enter into the 

14 ledger identifying information con15 cerning the individual; and 

16 ‘‘(II) a notice which sets forth 

17 the obligations of a gun show vendor 

18 under this chapter; and 

19 ‘‘(C) notifies each person who attends the 

20 gun show of the requirements of this chapter, 

21 in accordance with such regulations as the At22 torney General shall prescribe. 

23 ‘‘(2) RECORDKEEPING.—A person who oper24 ates, or has operated, a gun show shall maintain 

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1 (1)(B), at such place, for such period of time, and 

2 in such form as the Attorney General shall require 

3 by regulation, or transmit the records to the Attor4 ney General. 

5 ‘‘(c) BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED BEFORE

6 TRANSFER OF FIREARM BETWEEN UNLICENSED PER7 SONS.—It shall be unlawful for a person who is not li8 censed under this chapter to transfer possession of, or title 

9 to, a firearm at, or on the curtilage of, a gun show, to 

10 another person who is not so licensed, or for a person who 

11 is not so licensed to receive possession of, or title to, a 

12 firearm at, or on the curtilage of, a gun show from another 

13 person who is not so licensed, unless a licensed importer, 

14 licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer— 

15 ‘‘(1) has entered into a separate bound record 

16 the make, model, and serial number of the firearm, 

17 and such other information about the transaction as 

18 the Attorney General may require by regulation; and 

19 ‘‘(2) has notified the prospective transferor and 

20 prospective transferee of the firearm that the na21 tional instant criminal background check system es22 tablished under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 

23 Violence Prevention Act has provided the licensee 

24 with a unique identification number, indicating that 

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1 would not violate section 922 of this title or State 

2 law. 

3 ‘‘(d) RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A licensee who provides a 

5 notice pursuant to subsection (c)(2) with respect to 

6 the transfer of a firearm shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) not later than 10 days after the date 

8 of the transfer, submit to the Attorney General 

9 a report of the transfer, which report shall 

10 specify the make, model, and serial number of 

11 the firearm, and contain such other information 

12 and be on such form, as the Attorney General 

13 shall require by regulation, except that the re14 port shall not include the name of or other 

15 identifying information relating to any person 

16 involved in the transfer who is not licensed 

17 under this chapter; and 

18 ‘‘(B) retain a record of the transfer, in19 cluding the same information as would be re20 quired if the transfer were from the inventory 

21 of the licensee, as part of the permanent busi22 ness records of the licensee. 

23 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Attorney General may 

24 not impose any recordkeeping requirement on any 

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

2 amended by adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(8)(A) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (a) or 

4 (d) of section 932 shall be fined under this title, impris5 oned not more than 5 years, or both. 

6 ‘‘(B) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (b) or (c) 

7 of section 932, shall be— 

8 ‘‘(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not more 

9 than 2 years, or both; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent con11 viction, fined under this title, imprisoned not more 

12 than 5 years, or both. 

13 ‘‘(C) In addition to any other penalties imposed 

14 under this paragraph, the Attorney General may, with re15 spect to any person who knowingly violates any provision 

16 of section 932— 

17 ‘‘(i) if the person is registered pursuant to sec18 tion 932(a), after notice and opportunity for a hear19 ing, suspend for not more than 6 months or revoke 

20 the registration of that person under section 932(a); 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(ii) impose a civil fine in an amount equal to 

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1 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con2 tents for such chapter is amended by adding at the 

3 end the following: 

‘‘Sec. 932. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows.’’. 

4 (b) INSPECTION AUTHORITY.—Section 923(g)(1) of 

5 such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(E) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of this para7 graph, the Attorney General may enter during business 

8 hours any place where a gun show operator operates a 

9 gun show or is required to maintain records pursuant to 

10 section 932(b)(2), for purposes of examining the records 

11 required by sections 923 and 932 and the inventory of 

12 licensees conducting business at the gun show. The entry 

13 and examination shall be conducted for the purposes of 

14 determining compliance with this chapter by gun show op15 erators and licensees conducting business at the gun show, 

16 and shall not require a showing of reasonable cause or 

17 a warrant.’’. 

18 (c) REPORTS OF MULTIPLE SALES ASSISTED BY LI19 CENSEES AT GUN SHOWS.—Section 923(g)(3)(A) of such 

20 title is amended by inserting ‘‘or provides pursuant to sec21 tion 932(c)(2) notice with respect to,’’ after ‘‘sells or oth22 erwise disposes of,’’. 

23 (d) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR SERIOUS RECORD24 KEEPING VIOLATIONS BY LICENSEES.—Section 924(a)(3) 

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1 ‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any 

2 licensed dealer, licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, 

3 or licensed collector who knowingly makes any false state4 ment or representation with respect to the information re5 quired by this chapter to be kept in the records of a person 

6 licensed under this chapter, or violates section 922(m), 

7 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 

8 1 year, or both. 

9 ‘‘(B) If the violation described in subparagraph (A) 

10 is in relation to an offense— 

11 ‘‘(i) under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 

12 922(b), such person shall be fined under this title, 

13 imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) under subsection (a)(6) or (d) of section 

15 922, such person shall be fined under this title, im16 prisoned not more than 10 years, or both.’’. 

17 (e) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF

18 CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS.— 

19 (1) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(5) of such 

20 title is amended— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (s) or (t) of 

22 section 922’’ and inserting ‘‘section 922(s)’’; 

23 and 

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1 (2) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF

2 OFFENSE.—Section 922(s)(5) of such title, as so re3 designated by the preceding provisions of this Act, 

4 is amended by striking ‘‘and, at the time’’ and all 

5 that follows through ‘‘State law’’. 

6 (f) AUTHORITY TO HIRE PERSONNEL TO INSPECT

7 GUN SHOWS.—The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, To8 bacco, Firearms and Explosives may hire at least 40 addi9 tional Industry Operations Investigators for the purpose 

10 of carrying out inspections of gun shows (as defined in 

11 section 921(a)(51) of title 18, United States Code). 

12 (g) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—The Director of 

13 the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 

14 shall submit biennial reports to the Congress on how fire15 arms (as defined in section 921(a)(3) of title 18, United 

16 States Code) are sold at gun shows (as defined in para17 graph (51) of such section), how this section is being car18 ried out, whether firearms are being sold without back19 ground checks conducted by the national instant criminal 

20 background check system established under section 103 

21 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, what re22 sources are needed to carry out this section, and any rec23 ommendations for improvements to ensure that firearms 

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1 (h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend2 ments made by this section shall take effect 180 days after 

3 the date of enactment of this Act. 

4 SEC. 9. FIREARMS TRAFFICKING. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 

6 States Code, as amended by the preceding provisions of 

7 this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘§ 933. Trafficking in firearms 

9 ‘‘(a) OFFENSES.—Except as provided in subsection 

10 (b), it shall be unlawful for any person, in or affecting 

11 interstate commerce— 

12 ‘‘(1) to purchase, attempt to purchase, or trans13 fer a firearm, with the intent to deliver the firearm 

14 to another person who the transferor knows, or has 

15 reasonable cause to believe, is prohibited by Federal 

16 or State law from possessing a firearm; 

17 ‘‘(2) in purchasing, attempting to purchase, or 

18 transferring a firearm, to intentionally provide false 

19 or misleading material information on a Bureau of 

20 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives firearms 

21 transaction record form; or 

22 ‘‘(3) to knowingly direct, promote, or facilitate 

23 conduct that violates paragraph (1) or (2). 

24 ‘‘(b) GIFT EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not 

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1 ‘‘(1) lawfully acquired by a person to be given 

2 to another person not prohibited from possessing a 

3 firearm under Federal or State law as a gift; or 

4 ‘‘(2) lawfully received or otherwise acquired by 

5 a court-appointed trustee, receiver, or conservator 

6 for, or on behalf of, an estate or creditor or by a 

7 person to carry out a bequest, or an acquisition by 

8 intestate succession under the laws of the State of 

9 residence of the person. 

10 ‘‘(c) PENALTIES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who violates 

12 this section shall be fined under this title, impris13 oned for not more than 20 years, or both. 

14 ‘‘(2) ORGANIZER ENHANCEMENT.—If a viola15 tion of subsection (a) is committed by a person in 

16 concert with 5 or more other persons with respect to 

17 whom such person occupies a position of organizer, 

18 a supervisory position, or any other position of man19 agement, such person may be sentenced to an addi20 tional term of imprisonment of not more than 5 con21 secutive years. 

22 ‘‘(3) CONSPIRACY.—Any person who conspires 

23 to commit an offense described in this section shall 

24 be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more 

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1 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

2 The table of sections for chapter 44 of title 18, United 

3 States Code, as amended by the preceding provisions of 

4 this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘933. Trafficking in firearms.’’. 

5 (c) DIRECTIVE TO THE SENTENCING COMMISSION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to its authority 

7 under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, 

8 the United States Sentencing Commission shall re9 view and, if appropriate, amend the Federal sen10 tencing guidelines and policy statements applicable 

11 to persons convicted of offenses under section 933 of 

12 title 18, United States Code (as added by subsection 

13 (a)). 

14 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out this sec15 tion, the Commission shall review the penalty struc16 ture that the guidelines currently provide based on 

17 the number of firearms involved in the offense and 

18 determine whether any changes to that penalty 

19 structure are appropriate in order to reflect the in20 tent of Congress that such penalties reflect the grav21 ity of the offense. 

22 SEC. 10. ADDITION OF DATING PARTNERS AND INDIVID23 UALS SUBJECT TO RESTRAINING ORDERS. 

24 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 

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1 (1) by striking paragraph (32) and inserting 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(32) The term ‘intimate partner’— 

4 ‘‘(A) means with respect to a person, the spouse 

5 of the person, a former spouse of the person, an in6 dividual who is a parent of a child of the person, and 

7 an individual who cohabitates or has cohabited with 

8 the person; and 

9 ‘‘(B) includes— 

10 ‘‘(i) a dating partner (as defined in section 

11 2266); and 

12 ‘‘(ii) any other person similarly situated to 

13 a spouse who is protected by the domestic or 

14 family violence laws of the State or tribal juris15 diction in which the injury occurred or where 

16 the victim resides.’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (33)(A)(ii)— 

18 (A) by inserting ‘‘intimate partner,’’ after 

19 ‘‘former spouse,’’; and 

20 (B) by inserting ‘‘intimate partner,’’ after 

21 ‘‘a spouse,’’ each place it appears. 

22 (b) ADDITION OF STALKING.—Section 922 of title 

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1 (A) in paragraph (8)(ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

2 at the end; 

3 (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe4 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

5 (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis8 demeanor crime of stalking.’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (g)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking 

11 ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

12 (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the 

13 comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

14 (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis17 demeanor crime of stalking,’’. 

18 SEC. 11. PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION OF CERTAIN FIRE19 ARM ACCESSORIES. 

20 Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, as 

21 amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is amend22 ed— 

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1 ‘‘(bb)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), on and 

2 after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment 

3 of this subsection, it shall be unlawful for any person to 

4 import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or af5 fecting interstate or foreign commerce, a trigger crank, 

6 a bump-fire device, or any part, combination of parts, 

7 component, device, attachment, or accessory that is de8 signed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semi9 automatic rifle but not convert the semiautomatic rifle 

10 into a machinegun. 

11 ‘‘(2) This subsection does not apply with respect to 

12 the importation for, manufacture for, sale to, transfer to, 

13 or possession by or under the authority of, the United 

14 States or any department or agency thereof or a State, 

15 or a department, agency, or political subdivision thereof.’’; 

16 and 

17 (2) in section 924(a)(2), by striking ‘‘, or (o)’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘(o), or (bb)’’. 

19 SEC. 12. SEVERABILITY. 

20 If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by 

21 this Act, or the application of such provision or amend22 ment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconsti23 tutional, the remainder of this Act, the amendments made 

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