I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2554 
To prohibit firearms trafficking. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2011 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, 
Mr. CONYERS, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Ms. CHU, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. MORAN, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. FIL-
NER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. FARR, and Mr. QUIGLEY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit firearms trafficking. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Gun Trafficking 
and Strengthen Law Enforcement Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FIREARMS TRAFFICKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 932. Trafficking in firearms 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any per-
son, regardless of whether anything of value is exchanged, 
to receive, or to transfer or otherwise dispose of to 1 or 
more individuals, 2 or more firearms that have been 
shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, 
knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such 
conduct will result in the disposing of 1 or more such fire-
arms to an individual— 
‘‘(1) whose possession or receipt of the firearm 
would be unlawful; or 
‘‘(2) who intends to or will use, carry, possess, 
or dispose of the firearm unlawfully. 
‘‘(b) ORGANIZER.—It shall be unlawful for any per-
son to knowingly direct, promote, or facilitate conduct that 
violates subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) CONSPIRACY.—It shall be unlawful for any per-
son to conspire to violate subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In subsection (a): 
‘‘(1) The term ‘individual whose possession or 
receipt of the firearm would be unlawful’ means an 
individual— 
‘‘(A) who is under indictment or has a 
prior conviction for a violent felony or a felony 
drug offense; 
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‘‘(B) who at the time of the offense was 
under a criminal sentence, including on proba-
tion, parole, supervised release, or work release, 
or in escape status; 
‘‘(C) whose possession of the firearm vio-
lates or would violate section 922(x)(2); or 
‘‘(D) whose possession of the firearm vio-
lates or would violate paragraph (2), (3), (4), 
(5), (8), or (9) of section 922(g). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘violent felony’ has the meaning 
given in section 924(e)(2)(B). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘felony drug offense’ has the 
meaning given in section 102(44) of the Controlled 
Substances Act, and includes a drug trafficking 
crime (as defined in section 924(c)).’’. 
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8)(A) Whoever violates subsection (a) or (b) of sec-
tion 932 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
more than 20 years, or both, subject to subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) The term of imprisonment imposed on a person 
who violates section 932 in concert with 5 or more other 
persons with respect to whom the person occupies a posi-
tion of organizer, a supervisory position, or any other posi-
tion of management, shall be not more than 25 years. 
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‘‘(C) Whoever violates section 932(c) shall be fined 
under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or 
both.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘932. Trafficking in firearms. 
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