I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4018 
To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun, 
with exceptions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 11, 2017 
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may 
receive a handgun, with exceptions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 3-DAY WAITING PERIOD REQUIRED BEFORE RE-
CEIPT OF A HANDGUN, WITH EXCEPTIONS. 
(a) TRANSFERS BETWEEN PERSONS WHO ARE NOT 
FIREARMS LICENSEES.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(aa)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall 
be unlawful for a person not licensed under this chapter, 
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in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, to receive 
a handgun purchased or borrowed from another person 
not licensed under this chapter unless at least 3 days have 
elapsed since the recipient most recently offered to so pur-
chase or borrow the handgun. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 
a handgun loan that meets the conditions of subsection 
(t)(7).’’. 
(b) TRANSFERS BY FIREARMS LICENSEES TO NON- 
LICENSEES.—Section 922(t) of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 
(B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) in the case of a transfer that is not the 
purchase of a handgun, or is a handgun loan that 
meets the conditions of paragraph (7)— 
‘‘(I) the system provides the licensee with 
a unique identification number; or 
‘‘(II) 3 business days (meaning a day on 
which State offices are open) have elapsed since 
the licensee contacted the system, and the sys-
tem has not notified the licensee that the re-
ceipt of a firearm by such other person would 
violate subsection (g) or (n) of this section; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a transfer that is the pur-
chase of a handgun, or is a handgun loan that does 
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not meet the conditions of paragraph (7), 3 business 
days (meaning a day on which State offices are 
open) have elapsed since the licensee contacted the 
system, and the system has not notified the licensee 
that the receipt of a firearm by such other person 
would violate subsection (g) or (n) of this section; 
and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) A handgun loan meets the conditions of this 
paragraph if the loan meets the following conditions: 
‘‘(A) The borrower is the spouse, domestic part-
ner registered as such under State law, or any of the 
following relations, whether by consanguinity, adop-
tion, or steprelation, of the lender: 
‘‘(i) Parent. 
‘‘(ii) Child. 
‘‘(iii) Sibling. 
‘‘(iv) Grandparent. 
‘‘(v) Grandchild. 
‘‘(B) The lender has not loaned the handgun to 
the borrower on more than 5 prior occasions in the 
calendar year. 
‘‘(C) The loan is for any lawful purpose. 
‘‘(D) The loan is for a period of not more than 
30 days.’’. 
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(c) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘or (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘(q), or 
(aa)’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 
90-day period that begins with the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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