that the dealer is not a source of firearms used in
crimes.’’.
SEC. 308. DEALER RESPONSIBILITY FOR SALES TO FELONS
OR MINORS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 922 the
following:
‘‘§ 922A. Tort liability of licensed dealers
‘‘(a)(1) Any person suffering physical injury arising
from a crime of violence (as defined in section 924(c)(3))
in which a qualified firearm is used may bring an action
in any United States district court against any qualified
licensed dealer for damages and such other relief as the
court deems appropriate.
‘‘(2) As used in paragraph (1), the term ‘qualified
firearm’ means a firearm that—
‘‘(A) has been transferred by a licensed dealer
to a person who—
‘‘(i) has been convicted in any court of a
crime punishable by imprisonment for a term
exceeding one year; or
‘‘(ii) has not attained the age of 18 years;
and
‘‘(B) is subsequently used by any person in a
crime of violence (as defined in section 924(c)(3)).
‘‘(3) As used in paragraph (1), the term ‘qualified
licensed dealer’ means, with respect to a firearm, a li-
censed dealer who transfers the firearm to a person, know-
ing or having reasonable cause to believe that the person
is prohibited by Federal or State law from receiving the
firearm.
‘‘(b)(1) The defendant in an action brought under
subsection (a) shall be held liable in tort, without regard
to fault or proof of defect, for all direct and consequential
damages arising from the crime of violence referred to
therein, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this sub-
section. The court, in its discretion, may award punitive
damages.
‘‘(2) There shall be no liability under subsection (a)
if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that
the plaintiff suffered the physical injury while committing
the crime of violence referred to therein.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The section analysis
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 922 the following:
‘‘Sec. 922A. Tort liability of licensed dealers.’’.
SEC. 309. INTERSTATE SHIPMENT OF FIREARMS.
Section 922(e) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘Any common or contract car-
rier that undertakes to transport or deliver firearms
in interstate or foreign commerce shall, not less fre-
quently than monthly, obtain from the Secretary a
list of licensed dealers. The Secretary shall provide
to any common or contract carrier, upon request
and without charge, a list of licensed dealers and
their license numbers.’’ before ‘‘It shall’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘, to persons other than licensed
importers, licensed manufacturers, licensed dealers,
or licensed collectors,’’;
(3) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘without’’;
(4) by inserting ‘‘, and (2) if the intended recip-
ient of the package or container is a licensed dealer,
written notice of the dealer’s license number’’ before
the semicolon; and
(5) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘A com-
mon or contract carrier shall be considered to have
cause to believe that a shipment of firearms would
violate this chapter if it is alleged to the carrier that
the intended recipient of the shipment is a licensed
dealer and the carrier fails to verify that the in-
tended recipient is a licensed dealer.’’.
TITLE IV—THEFT OF FIREARMS
SEC. 401. DEALER REPORTING OF FIREARM THEFTS.
Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, as
amended by section 201(a) of this Act, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(7) Each licensee shall report to the Secretary, and
to the chief law enforcement officer (as defined in section
922(s)(8)) of the locality in which the premises specified
on the license is located, any theft of firearms from the
licensee, not later than the close of business on the first
business day of the licensee after the day that the licensee
discovers the theft.’’.
SEC. 402. THEFT OF FIREARMS OR EXPLOSIVES.
(a) FIREARMS.—Section 924 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(j) Whoever steals any firearm which is moving as,
or is a part of, or which has moved in, interstate or foreign
commerce shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for
not less than 2 nor more than 10 years, or both.’’.
(b) EXPLOSIVES.—Section 844 of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(k) Whoever steals any explosive materials which are
moving as, or are a part of, or which have moved in, inter-
state or foreign commerce shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned for not less than 2 nor more than 10 years,
or both.’’.
SEC. 403. THEFT OF FIREARMS OR EXPLOSIVES FROM LI-
CENSEE.
(a) FIREARMS.—Section 924 of title 18, United
States Code, as amended by section 402(a) of this Act,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(k) Whoever steals any firearm from a licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer or licensed
collector shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not
more than 10 years, or both.’’.
(b) EXPLOSIVES.—Section 844 of such title, as
amended by section 402(b) of this Act, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(l) Whoever steals explosive materials from a li-
censed importer, licensed manufacturer or licensed dealer,
or from any permittee shall be fined under this title, im-
prisoned not more than 10 years, or both.’’.
SEC. 404. SECURITY OF LICENSED FIREARMS DEALERS.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 923 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(l) Licensed dealers shall provide for security
against theft of firearms from their business premises, in
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.’’.
(b) 
DENIAL
OF
DEALER’S
LICENSE.—Section
923(d)(1)(F) of such title, as added by section 301(3),
and amended by section 302(b)(2), of this Act, is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ii);
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iv) the applicant has provided for secu-
rity against theft of firearms from the place at
which business is to be conducted pursuant to
the license, in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed under subsection (l); and’’.
SEC. 405. PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSACTIONS INVOLV-
ING STOLEN FIREARMS WHICH HAVE MOVED
IN INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE.
Section 922(j) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(j) It shall be unlawful for any person to receive,
possess, conceal, store, barter, sell, or dispose of any stolen
firearm or stolen ammunition, or pledge or accept as secu-
rity for a loan any stolen firearm or stolen ammunition,
which is moving as, which is a part of, which constitutes,
or which has been shipped or transported in, interstate
or foreign commerce, either before or after it was stolen,
knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the
firearm or ammunition was stolen.’’.
TITLE V—ARMED FELONS
SEC. 501. INDIVIDUALS DENIED ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF
FROM CERTAIN FIREARMS PROHIBITIONS;
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE NOT ADMISSIBLE IN
JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DENIALS OF SUCH AD-
MINISTRATIVE RELIEF FOR OTHER PERSONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 925(c) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in the 1st sentence, by inserting ‘‘(other
than an individual)’’ before ‘‘who is prohibited’’;
(2) by striking the 2nd and 3rd sentences;
(3) in the 4th sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘person (other than an in-
dividual) who is a’’ before ‘‘licensed importer’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting
‘‘such’’; and
(4) in the 5th sentence, by inserting ‘‘(1) the
name of the person, (2) the disability with respect
to which the relief is granted, and, if the disability
was imposed by reason of a criminal conviction of
the person, the crime for which, and the court in
which, the person was convicted, and (3)’’ before
‘‘the reasons therefor’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to—
(1) applications for administrative relief, and
actions for judicial review, that are pending on the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) applications for administrative relief filed,
and actions for judicial review brought, after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 502. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF CONVICTION.
Section 921(a)(20) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in the 1st sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(20)’’; and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
(2) in the 2nd sentence, by striking ‘‘What’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(B) What’’; and
(3) by striking the 3rd sentence and inserting
the following:
‘‘(C) Any State conviction which has been expunged
or set aside, or for which a person has been pardoned or
has had civil rights restored, shall not be considered a con-
viction for purposes of this chapter if—
‘‘(i) the expungement, set aside, pardon, or res-
toration of civil rights applies to a named person
and expressly authorizes the person to ship, trans-
port, receive, and possess firearms; and
‘‘(ii) 
the 
State 
authority 
granting 
the
expungement, set aside, pardon, or restoration of
civil rights has expressly determined that the cir-
cumstances regarding the conviction, and the per-
son’s record and reputation, are such that—
‘‘(I) the applicant will not be likely to act
in a manner dangerous to public safety; and
‘‘(II) the granting of the relief would not
be contrary to the public interest.
‘‘(D) Subparagraph (C) shall not apply to a convic-
tion for a violent felony (as defined in section
924(e)(2)(B)) or a serious drug offense (as defined in sec-
tion 924(e)(2)(A)).’’.
SEC. 503. ENHANCED PENALTY FOR USE OF A SEMIAUTO-
MATIC FIREARM DURING A CRIME OF VIO-
LENCE OR A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 924(c)(1) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and if the
firearm is a short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun’’
and inserting ‘‘if the firearm is a semiautomatic firearm,
a short-barreled rifle, or a short-barreled shotgun,’’.
(b) SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM.—Section 921(a) of
such title, as amended by section 101(b) of this Act, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(31) The term ‘semiautomatic firearm’ means any
repeating firearm which utilizes a portion of the energy
of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and
chamber the next round, and which requires a separate
pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge.’’.
SEC. 504. VIOLATION OF FIREARMS LAWS IN AID OF DRUG
TRAFFICKING.
Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, as
amended by sections 402(a) and 403(a) of this Act, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(l) Whoever, with the intent to engage in or to pro-
mote conduct which—
‘‘(1) is punishable under the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Controlled
Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951
et seq.), or the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement
Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1901 et seq.);
‘‘(2) violates any law of a State relating to any
controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of
the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. 802); or
‘‘(3) constitutes a crime of violence (as defined
in subsection (c)(3)),
violates any provision of this chapter, or attempts to do
so, shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, fined
under this title, or both.’’.
SEC. 505. MANDATORY PENALTIES FOR FIREARMS POSSES-
SION BY VIOLENT FELONS AND SERIOUS
DRUG OFFENDERS.
(a) 1 PRIOR CONVICTION.—Section 924(a)(2) of title
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, and
if the violation is of section 922(g)(1) by a person who
has a previous conviction for a violent felony or a serious
drug offense (as defined in subsections (e)(2) (A) and (B)
of this section), a sentence imposed under this paragraph
shall include a term of imprisonment of not less than five
years’’ before the period.
(b) 2 PRIOR CONVICTIONS.—Section 924 of such
title, as amended by sections 402(a), 403(a), and 504 of
this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(m)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of this
section, any person who violates section 922(g) and has
2 previous convictions by any court referred to in section
922(g)(1) for a violent felony (as defined in subsection
(e)(2)(B) of this section) or a serious drug offense (as de-
fined in subsection (e)(2)(A) of this section) committed
on occasions different from one another shall be fined as
provided in this title, imprisoned not less than 10 years
and not more than 20 years, or both.
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
court shall not suspend the sentence of, or grant a proba-
tionary sentence to, such person with respect to the convic-
tion under section 922(g).’’.
TITLE VI—VIOLENT
MISDEMEANANTS
SEC. 601. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISPOSAL OF FIREARMS
OR AMMUNITION TO, OR RECEIPT OF FIRE-
ARMS OR AMMUNITION BY, PERSONS CON-
VICTED OF A VIOLENT CRIME OR SUBJECT
TO A PROTECTION ORDER.
(a) 
PROHIBITION
AGAINST
DISPOSAL.—Section
922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(6);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (7) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(8) has been convicted in any court of an of-
fense that—
‘‘(A) is punishable by imprisonment for
more than 6 months; and
‘‘(B)(i) has, as an element, the use, at-
tempted use, or threatened use of physical force
against another person; or
‘‘(ii) by its nature, involves a substantial
risk that physical force against a person de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) may be used in the
course of committing the offense; or
‘‘(9) is required, pursuant to an order issued by
a court in a case involving the use, attempted use,
or threatened use of physical force against another
person, to refrain from contact with or maintain a
minimum distance from that person.’’.
(b) 
PROHIBITION
AGAINST
RECEIPT.—Section
922(g) of such title is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(6); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(8) who has been convicted in any court of an
offense that—
‘‘(A) is punishable by imprisonment for
more than 6 months; and
‘‘(B)(i) has, as an element, the use, at-
tempted use, or threatened use of physical force
against another person; or
‘‘(ii) by its nature, involves a substantial
risk that physical force against a person de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) may be used in the
course of committing the offense; or
‘‘(9) who is required, pursuant to an order is-
sued by a court in a case involving the use, at-
tempted use, or threatened use of physical force
against another person, to refrain from contact with
or maintain a minimum distance from that person,’’.
TITLE VII—AMMUNITION
SEC. 701. FEDERAL LICENSE TO DEAL IN AMMUNITION.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) DEALER.—Section 921(a)(11)(A) of title
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or
ammunition’’ after ‘‘firearms’’.
(2) COLLECTOR.—Section 921(a)(13) of such
title is amended by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’ after
‘‘firearms’’.
(3) ENGAGED
IN
THE
BUSINESS.—Section
921(a)(21) of such title is amended by redesignating
subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F)
and (G), respectively, and by inserting after sub-
paragraph (D) the following:
‘‘(E) as applied to a dealer in ammunition, a
person who devotes time, attention, and labor to en-
gaging in such activity as a regular course of trade
or business with the principal objective of livelihood
and profit through the repetitive purchase and resale
of ammunition, but such term shall not include a
person who makes occasional sales, exchanges, or
purchases of ammunition for the enhancement of a
personal collection or for a hobby, or who sells all or
part of his personal collection of ammunition;’’.
(b) PROHIBITIONS.—Section 922 of such title is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1) (as amended by sec-
tion 103(a) of this Act)—
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to
read as follows:
‘‘(A) except a licensed importer, licensed manu-
facturer, or licensed dealer, to engage in the busi-
ness of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in fire-
arms or ammunition, or in the course of such busi-
ness to ship, transport, or receive any firearm or
ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce; or’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B); and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C);
(B) in paragraphs (2), (3) and (5), by in-
serting ‘‘or ammunition’’ after ‘‘firearm’’ each
place such term appears;
(2) in subsection (b)(3)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’ after
‘‘firearm’’ each place such term appears; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or ammunition for a
rifle or shotgun,’’ after ‘‘shotgun’’;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’ after
‘‘firearm’’ in the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th
places such term appears;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or any ammunition other
than for a shotgun or rifle,’’ after ‘‘rifle,’’ the
1st place such term appears; and
(C) by inserting ‘‘or ammunition for a
shotgun or rifle,’’ after ‘‘rifle,’’ the 2nd place
such term appears;
(4) in subsection (e) (as amended by section
309 of this Act), by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’ after
‘‘firearms’’ each place such term appears; and
(5) in subsection (q)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or
ammunition’’ after ‘‘firearm’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the posses-
sion of ammunition—
‘‘(i) on private property not part of school
grounds;
‘‘(ii) if the individual possessing the ammuni-
tion is licensed to do so by the State in which the
school zone is located or a political subdivision of the
State, and the law of the State requires that, before
an individual obtain such a license, the law enforce-
ment authorities of the State or political subdivision
verify that the individual is qualified under law to
receive the license;
‘‘(iii) which is in a locked container;
‘‘(iv) by an individual for use in a program ap-
proved by a school in the school zone;
‘‘(v) by an individual in accordance with a con-
tract entered into between a school in the school
zone and the individual or an employer of the indi-
vidual;
‘‘(vi) by a law enforcement officer acting in his
or her official capacity; or
‘‘(vii) which is possessed by an individual while
traversing school premises for the purpose of gaining
access to public or private lands open to hunting, if
the entry on school premises is authorized by school
authorities.’’.
(c) LICENSING.—Section 923 of such title is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, or import-
ing or manufacturing’’;
(2) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) by inserting ‘‘and ammuni-
tion’’ after ‘‘firearms’’ the 1st place
such term appears;
(II) by striking ‘‘firearms’’ the
2nd place such term appears; and
(III) by striking ‘‘or any licensed
importer or manufacturer of ammuni-
tion,’’;
(ii) in each of subparagraphs (B)(iii)
and (C)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or rounds of am-
munition’’ after ‘‘firearms’’; and
(iii) in subparagraph (D)(iv) (as
added by section 404(b) of this Act), by in-
serting ‘‘or rounds of ammunition’’ after
‘‘firearms’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’ after
‘‘firearm’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’
after ‘‘firearms’’.
(C) in paragraph (6) (as added by section
201(a) of this Act), by inserting ‘‘or ammuni-
tion’’ after ‘‘firearm’’; and
(D) in paragraph (7) (as added by section
401 of this Act), by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’
after ‘‘firearms’’;
(3) in subsection (j)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’ after
‘‘firearms’’ the 2nd place such term appears;
and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and ammunition’’ after
‘‘firearms’’ the 3rd place such term appears;
and
(4) in subsection (l) (as added by section
404(a) of this Act), by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’
after ‘‘firearms’’.
(d) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of such title is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘or ammuni-
tion’’ after ‘‘firearm’’;
(2) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘or ammuni-
tion’’ after ‘‘firearm’’ each place such term appears;
(3) in subsection (j) (as added by section
402(a) of this Act), by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’
after ‘‘firearm’’; and
(4) in subsection (k) (as added by section
403(a) of this Act), by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’
after ‘‘firearm’’.
(e) INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION.—Section 926A
of such title is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and
ammunition’’ after ‘‘firearms’’; and
(2) in the text, by inserting ‘‘or ammunition’’
after ‘‘firearm’’ in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places
such term appears.
(f) POSSESSION IN FEDERAL FACILITIES.—Section
930 of such title is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘, am-
munition,’’ after ‘‘firearms’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘, ammunition,’’ after ‘‘fire-
arm’’ each place such term appears; and
(3) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting ‘‘, ammu-
nition,’’ after ‘‘firearms’’.
(g) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections
for chapter 44 of such title is amended—
(1) in the item relating to section 926A, by in-
serting ‘‘and ammunition’’ after ‘‘firearms’’; and
(2) in the item relating to section 930, by in-
serting ‘‘, ammunition,’’ after ‘‘firearms’’.
SEC. 702. REGULATION OF THE MANUFACTURE, IMPORTA-
TION, AND SALE OF CERTAIN PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS BULLETS.
Section 921(a)(17) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(B) The term ‘armor piercing ammunition’ means—
‘‘(i) a projectile or projectile core which may be
used in a handgun and which is constructed entirely
(excluding the presence of traces of other sub-
stances) from one or a combination of tungsten al-
loys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper, or
depleted uranium;
‘‘(ii) a jacketed, hollow point projectile which
may be used in a handgun and the jacket of which
is designed to produce, upon impact, evenly spaced
sharp or barb-like projections that extent beyond the
diameter of the unfired projectile; or
‘‘(iii) a jacketed projectile which may be used in
a handgun and the jacket of which has a weight of
more than 25 percent of the total weight of the pro-
jectile.
‘‘(C) The term ‘armor piercing ammunition’ does not
include shotgun shot required by Federal or State environ-
mental or game regulations for hunting purposes, a fran-
gible projectile designed for target shooting, a projectile
which the Secretary finds is primarily intended to be used
for sporting purposes, or any other projectile or projectile
core which the Secretary finds is intended to be used for
industrial purposes, including a charge used in an oil and
gas well perforating device.’’.
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