I 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5470 

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require a criminal 

background check to be conducted before a federally licensed firearms 

importer, manufacturer, or dealer may transfer a large capacity ammunition feeding device to a non-licensee, and to prohibit a semiautomatic 

assault weapon or large capacity ammunition feeding device from being 

so transferred until the Attorney General has verified that the prospective 

transferee has truthfully answered questions about whether the prospective transferee has been contacted recently by Federal law enforcement 

authorities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2016 

Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself and Ms. BROWN of Florida) introduced the 

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

A BILL 

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 

require a criminal background check to be conducted 

before a federally licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer may transfer a large capacity ammunition feeding device to a non-licensee, and to prohibit 

a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition feeding device from being so transferred until the 

Attorney General has verified that the prospective transferee has truthfully answered questions about whether 

the prospective transferee has been contacted recently 

by Federal law enforcement authorities. 


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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 Mass Killings 

5 By Violent Terrorists Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds as follows: 

8 (1) In 2015, there were 64 shootings at elemen9 tary and secondary schools in the United States, and 

10 372 mass shootings, which claimed the lives of 475 

11 persons and left 1,870 victims injured. 

12 (2) More than 300,000 persons lost their lives 

13 as a result of gun violence during the period from 

14 2005 through 2015. 

15 (3) On June 13, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, 49 

16 persons were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in 

17 the history of the United States. 

18 SEC. 3. FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSEES REQUIRED TO 

19 CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK 

20 BEFORE TRANSFER OF LARGE CAPACITY AM21 MUNITION FEEDING DEVICE TO NON-LI22 CENSEE. 

23 Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is 

24 amended by adding at the end the following: 

25 ‘‘(7) For purposes of this subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The term ‘firearm’ includes a large capac2 ity ammunition feeding device. 

3 ‘‘(B) The term ‘large capacity ammunition feed4 ing device’ has the meaning given in section 

5 921(a)(31) of this title, as in effect on the date of 

6 the enactment of the Violent Crime and Law En7 forcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322).’’. 

8 SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF SEMIAUTOMATIC 

9 ASSAULT WEAPON OR LARGE CAPACITY AM10 MUNITION FEEDING DEVICE BY FEDERALLY 

11 LICENSED FIREARMS IMPORTER, MANUFAC12 TURER, OR DEALER TO NON-LICENSEE UNTIL 

13 ANSWERS OF PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE TO 

14 QUESTIONS ABOUT EXISTENCE AND NATURE 

15 OF RECENT CONTACTS BY FEDERAL LAW EN16 FORCEMENT AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN 

17 VERIFIED. 

18 Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, as 

19 amended by section 3 of this Act, is amended by adding 

20 at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(8) The Attorney General shall ensure that the in22 formation required to be provided by a person not licensed 

23 under this chapter who is seeking to obtain a firearm from 

24 a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed 

25 dealer shall include written responses to such questions 


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1 as the Attorney General shall develop concerning the exist2 ence and nature of any contact the person has had with 

3 any Federal law enforcement authority in the prior 24 

4 months. 

5 ‘‘(9) If the firearm is a semiautomatic assault weapon 

6 (as defined in section 921(a)(30) of this title, as in effect 

7 on the date of the enactment of the Violent Crime and 

8 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322)) or 

9 a large capacity ammunition feeding device— 

10 ‘‘(A) paragraph (1)(B)(ii) of this subsection 

11 shall not apply; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the system shall not indicate to the trans13 feror that the transferor may proceed with the 

14 transfer unless the Attorney General has verified the 

15 truthfulness of the written responses given by such 

16 other person to the questions referred to in para17 graph (8) of this subsection. 

18 ‘‘(10) If a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, 

19 or licensed dealer has presented the prospective transferee 

20 of a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity am21 munition feeding device with the questions referred to in 

22 paragraph (8), and the prospective transferee refuses or 

23 fails to answer the questions in writing, the licensee shall 

24 submit to the Attorney General such information as the 


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1 prospective transferee has provided for further review or 

2 investigation.’’. 

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