such period of time and in such form as the At-
torney General shall require by regulation. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRANSFERORS OTHER 
THAN LICENSEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If any part of a firearm 
transaction takes place at a special firearms event, 
or on the curtilage of the event, it shall be unlawful 
for any person who is not licensed under this chap-
ter to transfer a firearm to another person who is 
not licensed under this chapter, unless the firearm 
is transferred through a licensed importer, licensed 
manufacturer, licensed dealer, or a special firearms 
event licensee in accordance with subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.—A per-
son who is subject to the requirement of paragraph 
(1) shall not— 
‘‘(A) transfer the firearm to the transferee 
until the licensed importer, licensed manufac-
turer, licensed dealer, or a special firearms 
event licensee through which the transfer is 
made makes the notification described in sub-
section (c)(2)(A); or 
‘‘(B) transfer the firearm to the transferee 
if the person has been notified under subsection
(c)(2)(B) that the transfer would violate section 
922 or State law. 
‘‘(3) ABSENCE OF RECORDKEEPING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Nothing in this section shall permit or au-
thorize the Attorney General to impose record-
keeping requirements on any nonlicensed special 
firearms event vendor. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSEES.—A licensed 
importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or special 
firearms event licensee who agrees to assist a person who 
is not licensed under this chapter in carrying out the re-
sponsibilities of that person under subsection (b) with re-
spect to the transfer of a firearm shall— 
‘‘(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), com-
ply with section 922(t) as if transferring the firearm 
from the inventory of the licensed importer, licensed 
manufacturer, or licensed dealer to the designated 
transferee (although a licensed importer, licensed 
manufacturer, or licensed dealer complying with this 
subsection shall not be required to comply again 
with the requirements of section 922(t) in delivering 
the firearm to the nonlicensed transferor); 
‘‘(2) not later than 3 business days (meaning 
days on which State offices are open) after the date 
of the agreement to purchase, or if the event is held
in a State that has been certified by the Attorney 
General under section 4 of the Gun Show Loophole 
Closing Act of 2004, not later than 24 hours after 
such date (or 3 business days after such date if ad-
ditional information is required in order to verify 
disqualifying information from a State that has not 
been certified by the Attorney General), notify the 
nonlicensed transferor and the nonlicensed trans-
feree— 
‘‘(A) of any response from the national 
criminal background check system, or if the li-
censee has had no response from the national 
criminal background check system within the 
applicable time period under this paragraph, 
notify the nonlicensed transferor that no re-
sponse has been received and that the transfer 
may proceed; and 
‘‘(B) of any receipt by the licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 
of a notification from the national instant 
criminal background check system that the 
transfer would violate section 922 or would vio-
late State law; 
‘‘(3) in the case of a transfer at one time or 
during any 5 consecutive business days, of 2 or more
pistols or revolvers, or any combination of pistols 
and revolvers totaling 2 or more, to the same non-
licensed person, in addition to the record keeping re-
quirements described in paragraph (4), prepare a re-
port of the multiple transfers, which report shall 
be— 
‘‘(A) on a form specified by the Attorney 
General; and 
‘‘(B) not later than the close of business 
on the date on which the multiple transfer oc-
curs, forwarded to— 
‘‘(i) the office specified on the form 
described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) the appropriate State law en-
forcement agency of the jurisdiction in 
which the transfer occurs; and 
‘‘(4) comply with all record keeping require-
ments under this chapter. 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL FIREARMS EVENT LICENSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
issue a special firearms event license to a person 
who submits an application for a special firearms 
event license in accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—The application required 
by paragraph (1) shall be approved if—
‘‘(A) the applicant is 21 years of age or 
over; 
‘‘(B) the application includes a photograph 
and the fingerprints of the applicant; 
‘‘(C) the applicant (including, in the case 
of a corporation, partnership, or association, 
any individual possessing, directly or indirectly, 
the power to direct or cause the direction of the 
management and policies of the corporation, 
partnership, or association) is not prohibited 
from transporting, shipping, or receiving fire-
arms or ammunition in interstate or foreign 
commerce under subsection (g) or (n) of section 
922; 
‘‘(D) the applicant has not willfully vio-
lated any of the provisions of this chapter or 
regulations issued thereunder; 
‘‘(E) the applicant has not willfully failed 
to disclose any material information required, 
or has not made any false statement as to any 
material fact, in connection with the applica-
tion; and 
‘‘(F) the applicant certifies that—
‘‘(i) the applicant meets the require-
ments of subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
of section 923(d)(1); 
‘‘(ii) the business to be conducted 
under the license is not prohibited by State 
or local law in the place where the licensed 
premises is located; and 
‘‘(iii) the business will not be con-
ducted under the license until the require-
ments of State and local law applicable to 
the business have been met. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION AND APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon the approval of 
an application under this subsection and pay-
ment by the applicant of a fee of $200 for 3 
years, and upon renewal of a valid registration 
and payment of a fee of $90 for 3 years, the 
Attorney General shall issue to the applicant an 
instant check registration, and advise the Attor-
ney General of that registration. 
‘‘(B) NICS.—A special firearms event li-
censee may contact the national instant crimi-
nal background check system established under 
section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence 
Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note) for infor-
mation about any individual desiring to obtain 
a firearm at a special firearms event from any 
special firearms event vendor who has requested 
the assistance of the registrant in complying 
with subsection (c) with respect to the transfer 
of the firearm, during the 3-year period that 
begins on the date on which the registration is 
issued. 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements for a 
special firearms event licensee shall not exceed the 
requirements for a licensed dealer and the record 
keeping requirements shall be the same. 
‘‘(5) RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) BACKGROUND
CHECKS.—A special 
firearms event licensee may have access to the 
national instant criminal background check sys-
tem to conduct a background check only at a 
special firearms event and only on behalf of an-
other person. 
‘‘(B) TRANSFER OF FIREARMS.—A special 
firearms event licensee shall not transfer a fire-
arm at a special firearms event. 
‘‘(e) FIREARM TRANSACTION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘firearm transaction’—
‘‘(1) includes the sale, offer for sale, transfer, 
or exchange of a firearm; and 
‘‘(2) does not include— 
‘‘(A) the mere exhibition of a firearm; or 
‘‘(B) the sale, transfer, or exchange of fire-
arms between immediate family members, in-
cluding parents, children, siblings, grand-
parents, and grandchildren.’’. 
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) 
(A) 
Whoever 
knowingly 
violates 
section 
932(a)(1) or 932(b)— 
‘‘(i) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned 
not more than 2 years, or both; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent con-
viction, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned 
not more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(B) Whoever knowingly violates section 932(a)(2) or 
932(c) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(C) Whoever knowingly violates section 932(a)(3) 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 
2 years, or both.
‘‘(D) In addition to any other penalties imposed 
under this paragraph, the Attorney General may, with re-
spect to any person who violates any provision of section 
932— 
‘‘(i) if the person is registered pursuant to sec-
tion 932(a), after notice and opportunity for a hear-
ing, suspend for not more than 6 months or revoke 
the registration of that person under section 932(a); 
and 
‘‘(ii) impose a civil fine in an amount equal to 
not more than $10,000.’’. 
(c) UNLAWFUL ACTS.—Section 922(b) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or licensed collector’’ and in-
serting ‘‘licensed collector, or special firearms event li-
censee’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
in the chapter analysis, by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘932. Regulation of firearms transfers at special firearms events.’’. 
SEC. 
4. 
STATE 
OPTION 
FOR 
24-HOUR 
BACKGROUND 
CHECKS AT SPECIAL FIREARMS EVENTS FOR 
STATES 
WITH 
COMPUTERIZED 
DISQUALI-
FYING RECORDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, a State may apply to the Attor-
ney General for certification of the 24-hour verification 
authority of that State. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The Attorney General shall 
certify a State for 24-hour verification authority only upon 
a clear showing by the State, and certification by the Bu-
reau of Justice Statistics, that— 
(1) not less than 95 percent of all records con-
taining information that would disqualify an indi-
vidual under subsections (g) and (n) of section 922 
of title 18, United States Code, or under State law, 
is available on computer records in the State, and is 
searchable under the national instant criminal back-
ground check system established under section 103 
of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 
U.S.C. 922 note); 
(2) not less than 95 percent of all records con-
taining information that would disqualify an indi-
vidual under paragraphs (8) and (9) of subsection 
922(g) of title 18, United States Code, or under 
State law, is available on computer records in the 
State, and is searchable under the national instant 
criminal background check system established under 
section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Protec-
tion Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note); and
(3) the chief judicial officer of the State re-
quires the courts of the State to use the toll-free 
telephone number described in subsection (d)(1) to 
immediately notify the National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System each time a restraining 
order (as described in section 922(g)(8) of title 18, 
United States Code) is issued, lifted, or otherwise 
removed by order of the court. 
(c) CLARIFICATIONS.— 
(1) DISQUALIFYING
INFORMATION.—Disquali-
fying information for each State under subsection 
(b) shall include the disqualifying records for that 
State generated during the 30 years preceding the 
date of application to the Attorney General for cer-
tification. 
(2) TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER.—Upon a 
showing by the State that a court of the State has 
developed computer systems which permit the court 
to immediately electronically notify the National In-
stant Criminal Background Check System with re-
spect to the issuance or lifting of restraining orders, 
the use of the toll-free telephone number described 
in subsection (d)(1) shall no longer be required 
under subsection (b)(3).