Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2021

To require face-to-face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2021 2. Limitations on purchases of ammunition (a) Licensing of ammunition dealers (1) In general Section 923(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking , or importing or manufacturing or (2) Conforming amendment Section 921(a)(11)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting or ammunition firearms (b) Requirement for face-to-Face sales of and licensing To sell ammunition Section 922 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking for any person— (A) except (A) for any person except (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) for— (i) any person except a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, to— (I) sell ammunition, except that this subclause shall not apply to a sale of ammunition by a person to a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer; or (II) engage in the business of importing or manufacturing ammunition, or in the course of such business, to ship, transport, or receive any ammunition; or (ii) a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer ammunition to a person unless the licensee, in the physical presence of the person, has verified the identity of the person by examining a valid identification document (as defined in section 1028(d) of this title) of the person containing a photograph of the person; ; and (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking or armor-piercing (c) Limit on shipping and transporting of ammunition Section 922(a)(2) of such title is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , or to ship or transport any ammunition, any firearm (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or ammunition a firearm (d) Recordkeeping regarding ammunition (1) In general Section 923(g) of such title is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— (i) in the first sentence, by inserting or ammunition other disposition of firearms (ii) in the third sentence, by striking , or any licensed importer or manufacturer of ammunition, , or any licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer of ammunition, (B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: (C) Each licensee shall prepare a report of multiple sales or other dispositions whenever the licensee sells or otherwise disposes of, at one time or during any 5 consecutive business days, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition to an unlicensed person. The report shall be prepared on a form specified by the Attorney General and forwarded to the office specified thereon and to the department of State police or State law enforcement agency of the State or local law enforcement agency of the local jurisdiction in which the sale or other disposition took place, not later than the close of business on the day that the multiple sale or other disposition occurs. . (2) Conforming amendment Section 4182(d) and except as provided in paragraph (1)(A) and (3)(C) of section 923(g) of such title, no person holding a Federal license

Summary: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2021 This bill establishes new requirements and restrictions with respect to the sale, purchase, shipment, and transport of ammunition. Among other things, the bill requires an ammunition dealer to be licensed; requires ammunition sales to be conducted in person; and requires a licensed ammunition importer, manufacturer, or dealer to report on bulk sales of ammunition.