Title: SAFER Now Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act or the SAFER Now Act
This bill establishes new restrictions and requirements regarding the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms. Specifically, it does the following:

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 282 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 282

     To improve public safety through sensible reforms to firearms 
                              regulations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2019

  Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Ms. Norton, Ms. McCollum, and Mrs. Hayes) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To improve public safety through sensible reforms to firearms 
                              regulations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safer America for Everyone Right Now 
Act'' or the ``SAFER Now Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
    ``(30) The term `semiautomatic pistol' means any repeating pistol 
that--
            ``(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
        cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the 
        next round; and
            ``(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each 
        cartridge.
    ``(31) The term `semiautomatic shotgun' means any repeating shotgun 
that--
            ``(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
        cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the 
        next round; and
            ``(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each 
        cartridge.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(36) The term `semiautomatic assault weapon' means any of the 
following, regardless of country of manufacture or caliber of 
ammunition accepted:
            ``(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to accept 
        a detachable magazine and any one of the following:
                    ``(i) A pistol grip.
                    ``(ii) A forward grip.
                    ``(iii) A folding, telescoping, or detachable 
                stock.
                    ``(iv) A grenade launcher or rocket launcher.
                    ``(v) A barrel shroud.
                    ``(vi) A threaded barrel.
            ``(B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine with 
        the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except for an 
        attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of 
        operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
            ``(C) Any part, combination of parts, component, device, 
        attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to 
        accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but not 
        convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun.
            ``(D) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to 
        accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following:
                    ``(i) A threaded barrel.
                    ``(ii) A second pistol grip.
                    ``(iii) A barrel shroud.
                    ``(iv) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine 
                at some location outside of the pistol grip.
                    ``(v) A semiautomatic version of an automatic 
                firearm.
            ``(E) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has 
        the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
            ``(F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has any one of the 
        following:
                    ``(i) A folding, telescoping, or detachable stock.
                    ``(ii) A pistol grip.
                    ``(iii) A fixed magazine with the capacity to 
                accept more than 5 rounds.
                    ``(iv) The ability to accept a detachable magazine.
                    ``(v) A forward grip.
                    ``(vi) A grenade launcher or rocket launcher.
            ``(G) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
            ``(H) All of the following rifles, copies, duplicates, 
        variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any such 
        weapon thereof:
                    ``(i) All AK types, including the following:
                            ``(I) AK, AK47, AK47S, AK-74, AKM, AKS, 
                        ARM, MAK90, MISR, NHM90, NHM91, Rock River Arms 
                        LAR-47, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms AK-47, VEPR, 
                        WASR-10, and WUM.
                            ``(II) IZHMASH Saiga AK.
                            ``(III) MAADI AK47 and ARM.
                            ``(IV) Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 86S.
                            ``(V) Poly Technologies AK47 and AKS.
                    ``(ii) All AR types, including the following:
                            ``(I) AR-10.
                            ``(II) AR-15.
                            ``(III) Alexander Arms Overmatch Plus 16.
                            ``(IV) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine.
                            ``(V) Armalite M15-T.
                            ``(VI) Barrett REC7.
                            ``(VII) Beretta AR-70.
                            ``(VIII) Black Rain Ordnance Recon Scout.
                            ``(IX) Bushmaster ACR.
                            ``(X) Bushmaster Carbon 15.
                            ``(XI) Bushmaster MOE series.
                            ``(XII) Bushmaster XM15.
                            ``(XIII) Chiappa Firearms MFour rifles.
                            ``(XIV) Colt Match Target rifles.
                            ``(XV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 rifles.
                            ``(XVI) Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles.
                            ``(XVII) Devil Dog Arms 15 Series rifles.
                            ``(XVIII) Diamondback DB15 rifles.
                            ``(XIX) DoubleStar AR rifles.
                            ``(XX) DPMS Tactical rifles.
                            ``(XXI) DSA Inc. ZM-4 Carbine.
                            ``(XXII) Heckler & Koch MR556.
                            ``(XXIII) High Standard HSA-15 rifles.
                            ``(XXIV) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 rifle.
                            ``(XXV) Knight's Armament SR-15.
                            ``(XXVI) Lancer L15 rifles.
                            ``(XXVII) MGI Hydra Series rifles.
                            ``(XXVIII) Mossberg MMR Tactical rifles.
                            ``(XXIX) Noreen Firearms BN 36 rifle.
                            ``(XXX) Olympic Arms.
                            ``(XXXI) POF USA P415.
                            ``(XXXII) Precision Firearms AR rifles.
                            ``(XXXIII) Remington R-15 rifles.
                            ``(XXXIV) Rhino Arms AR rifles.
                            ``(XXXV) Rock River Arms LAR-15.
                            ``(XXXVI) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles and MCX 
                        rifles.
                            ``(XXXVII) SKS with a detachable magazine.
                            ``(XXXVIII) Smith & Wesson M&P15 rifles.
                            ``(XXXIX) Stag Arms AR rifles.
                            ``(XL) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 and AR-556 
                        rifles.
                            ``(XLI) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 rifles.
                            ``(XLII) Windham Weaponry AR rifles.
                            ``(XLIII) WMD Guns Big Beast.
                            ``(XLIV) Yankee Hill Machine Company, Inc. 
                        YHM-15 rifles.
                    ``(iii) Barrett M107A1.
                    ``(iv) Barrett M82A1.
                    ``(v) Beretta CX4 Storm.
                    ``(vi) Calico Liberty Series.
                    ``(vii) CETME Sporter.
                    ``(viii) Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max 1, Max 2, AR 100, and 
                AR 110C.
                    ``(ix) Fabrique Nationale/FN Herstal FAL, LAR, 22 
                FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000.
                    ``(x) Feather Industries AT-9.
                    ``(xi) Galil Model AR and Model ARM.
                    ``(xii) Hi-Point Carbine.
                    ``(xiii) HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, HK-PSG-1, and HK USC.
                    ``(xiv) IWI TAVOR, Galil ACE rifle.
                    ``(xv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU-16, and RFB.
                    ``(xvi) SIG AMT, SIG PE-57, Sig Sauer SG 550, Sig 
                Sauer SG 551, and SIG MCX.
                    ``(xvii) Springfield Armory SAR-48.
                    ``(xviii) Steyr AUG.
                    ``(xix) Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mini-14 Tactical Rifle 
                M-14/20CF.
                    ``(xx) All Thompson rifles, including the 
                following:
                            ``(I) Thompson M1SB.
                            ``(II) Thompson T1100D.
                            ``(III) Thompson T150D.
                            ``(IV) Thompson T1B.
                            ``(V) Thompson T1B100D.
                            ``(VI) Thompson T1B50D.
                            ``(VII) Thompson T1BSB.
                            ``(VIII) Thompson T1-C.
                            ``(IX) Thompson T1D.
                            ``(X) Thompson T1SB.
                            ``(XI) Thompson T5.
                            ``(XII) Thompson T5100D.
                            ``(XIII) Thompson TM1.
                            ``(XIV) Thompson TM1C.
                    ``(xxi) UMAREX UZI rifle.
                    ``(xxii) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A Carbine, and 
                UZI Model B Carbine.
                    ``(xxiii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78.
                    ``(xxiv) Vector Arms UZI Type.
                    ``(xxv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk.
                    ``(xxvi) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine.
            ``(I) All of the following pistols, copies, duplicates, 
        variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any such 
        weapon thereof:
                    ``(i) All AK-47 types, including the following:
                            ``(I) Centurion 39 AK pistol.
                            ``(II) CZ Scorpion pistol.
                            ``(III) Draco AK-47 pistol.
                            ``(IV) HCR AK-47 pistol.
                            ``(V) IO Inc. Hellpup AK-47 pistol.
                            ``(VI) Krinkov pistol.
                            ``(VII) Mini Draco AK-47 pistol.
                            ``(VIII) PAP M92 pistol.
                            ``(IX) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol.
                    ``(ii) All AR-15 types, including the following:
                            ``(I) American Spirit AR-15 pistol.
                            ``(II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol.
                            ``(III) Chiappa Firearms M4 Pistol GEN II.
                            ``(IV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 Roscoe 
                        pistol.
                            ``(V) Daniel Defense MK18 pistol.
                            ``(VI) DoubleStar Corporation AR pistol.
                            ``(VII) DPMS AR-15 pistol.
                            ``(VIII) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 pistol.
                            ``(IX) Olympic Arms AR-15 pistol.
                            ``(X) Osprey Armament MK-18 pistol.
                            ``(XI) POF USA AR pistols.
                            ``(XII) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pistol.
                            ``(XIII) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 pistol.
                    ``(iii) Calico Liberty pistols.
                    ``(iv) DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol.
                    ``(v) Encom MP-9 and MP-45.
                    ``(vi) Heckler & Koch model SP-89 pistol.
                    ``(vii) Intratec AB-10, TEC-22 Scorpion, TEC-9, and 
                TEC-DC9.
                    ``(viii) IWI Galil Ace pistol, UZI PRO pistol.
                    ``(ix) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol.
                    ``(x) The following MAC types:
                            ``(I) MAC-10.
                            ``(II) MAC-11.
                            ``(III) Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 Mini 
                        Pistol, MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical Pistol, and 
                        MPA Mini Tactical Pistol.
                            ``(IV) Military Armament Corp. Ingram M-11.
                            ``(V) Velocity Arms VMAC.
                    ``(xi) Sig Sauer P556 pistol.
                    ``(xii) Sites Spectre.
                    ``(xiii) All Thompson types, including the 
                following:
                            ``(I) Thompson TA510D.
                            ``(II) Thompson TA5.
                    ``(xiv) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI.
            ``(J) All of the following shotguns, copies, duplicates, 
        variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any such 
        weapon thereof:
                    ``(i) DERYA Anakon MC-1980, Anakon SD12.
                    ``(ii) Doruk Lethal shotguns.
                    ``(iii) Franchi LAW-12 and SPAS 12.
                    ``(iv) All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, including the 
                following:
                            ``(I) IZHMASH Saiga 12.
                            ``(II) IZHMASH Saiga 12S.
                            ``(III) IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP-01.
                            ``(IV) IZHMASH Saiga 12K.
                            ``(V) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-030.
                            ``(VI) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-040 Taktika.
                    ``(v) Streetsweeper.
                    ``(vi) Striker 12.
            ``(K) All belt-fed semiautomatic firearms, including TNW 
        M2HB and FN M2495.
            ``(L) Any combination of parts from which a firearm 
        described in subparagraphs (A) through (K) can be assembled.
            ``(M) The frame or receiver of a rifle or shotgun described 
        in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (F), (G), (H), (J), or (K).
    ``(37) The term `large capacity ammunition feeding device'--
            ``(A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar 
        device, including any such device joined or coupled with 
        another in any manner, that has an overall capacity of, or that 
        can be readily restored, changed, or converted to accept, more 
        than 10 rounds of ammunition; and
            ``(B) does not include an attached tubular device designed 
        to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber 
        rimfire ammunition.
    ``(38) The term `barrel shroud'--
            ``(A) means a shroud that is attached to, or partially or 
        completely encircles, the barrel of a firearm so that the 
        shroud protects the user of the firearm from heat generated by 
        the barrel; and
            ``(B) does not include--
                    ``(i) a slide that partially or completely encloses 
                the barrel; or
                    ``(ii) an extension of the stock along the bottom 
                of the barrel which does not encircle or substantially 
                encircle the barrel.
    ``(39) The term `detachable magazine' means an ammunition feeding 
device that can be removed from a firearm without disassembly of the 
firearm action.
    ``(40) The term `fixed magazine' means an ammunition feeding device 
that is permanently fixed to the firearm in such a manner that it 
cannot be removed without disassembly of the firearm.
    ``(41) The term `folding, telescoping, or detachable stock' means a 
stock that folds, telescopes, detaches or otherwise operates to reduce 
the length, size, or any other dimension, or otherwise enhances the 
concealability, of a firearm.
    ``(42) The term `forward grip' means a grip located forward of the 
trigger that functions as a pistol grip.
    ``(43) The term `rocket' means any simple or complex tubelike 
device containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases 
whose action propels the tube through the air and has a propellant 
charge of not more than 4 ounces.
    ``(44) The term `grenade launcher or rocket launcher' means an 
attachment for use on a firearm that is designed to propel a grenade, 
rocket, or other similar destructive device.
    ``(45) The term `permanently inoperable' means a firearm which is 
incapable of discharging a shot by means of an explosive and incapable 
of being readily restored to a firing condition.
    ``(46) The term `pistol grip' means a grip, a thumbhole stock, or 
any other characteristic that can function as a grip.
    ``(47) The term `threaded barrel' means a feature or characteristic 
that is designed in such a manner to allow for the attachment of a 
device such as a firearm silencer or a flash suppressor.
    ``(48) The term `qualified law enforcement officer' has the meaning 
given the term in section 926B.
    ``(49) The term `grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon' means 
any semiautomatic assault weapon the importation, possession, sale, or 
transfer of which would be unlawful under section 922(v) but for the 
exception under paragraph (2) of such section.
    ``(50) The term `belt-fed semiautomatic firearm' means any 
repeating firearm that--
            ``(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
        cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the 
        next round;
            ``(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each 
        cartridge; and
            ``(C) has the capacity to accept a belt ammunition feeding 
        device.
    ``(51) Gun Show.--The term `gun show'--
            ``(A) means any event at which 50 or more firearms are 
        offered or exhibited for sale, exchange, or transfer, if one or 
        more of the firearms has been shipped or transported in, or 
        otherwise affects, interstate or foreign commerce;
            ``(B) does not include an offer or exhibit of firearms for 
        sale, exchange, or transfer by an individual from the personal 
        collection of that individual, at the private residence of that 
        individual, if the individual is not required to be licensed 
        under section 923; and
            ``(C) does not include an offer or exhibit of firearms for 
        sale, exchange, or transfer at events--
                    ``(i) where not more than 100 firearms are offered 
                or exhibited for sale, exchange or transfer;
                    ``(ii) that are conducted by private, not-for-
                profit organizations whose primary purpose is owning 
                and maintaining real property for the purpose of 
                hunting activities; and
                    ``(iii) that are attended only by permanent or 
                annual dues-paying members of the organizations, and 
                the members of the immediate families of the dues-
                paying members.
    ``(52) Gun Show Vendor.--The term `gun show vendor' means a person 
who is not licensed under section 923 and who exhibits, sells, offers 
for sale, transfers, or exchanges a firearm at a gun show, regardless 
of whether or not the person arranges with the gun show operator for a 
fixed location from which to exhibit, sell, offer for sale, transfer, 
or exchange the firearm.''.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FIREARMS DEALERS SELLING A FIREARM PRIOR TO THE 
              COMPLETION OF A BACKGROUND CHECK.

    Section 922(t)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(i)'';
            (2) by striking ``; or'' and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by striking clause (ii).

SEC. 4. RESTRICTIONS ON ASSAULT WEAPONS AND LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION 
              FEEDING DEVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting after subsection (u) the following:
    ``(v)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to import, sell, 
manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting interstate or 
foreign commerce, a semiautomatic assault weapon.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession, sale, or 
transfer of any semiautomatic assault weapon otherwise lawfully 
possessed under Federal law on the date of enactment of the Safer 
America for Everyone Right Now Act.
    ``(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any firearm that--
            ``(A) is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide 
        action;
            ``(B) has been rendered permanently inoperable; or
            ``(C) is an antique firearm, as defined in section 921 of 
        this title.
    ``(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
            ``(A) the importation for, manufacture for, sale to, 
        transfer to, or possession by the United States or a department 
        or agency of the United States or a State or a department, 
        agency, or political subdivision of a State, or a sale or 
        transfer to or possession by a qualified law enforcement 
        officer employed by the United States or a department or agency 
        of the United States or a State or a department, agency, or 
        political subdivision of a State, for purposes of law 
        enforcement (whether on or off duty), or a sale or transfer to 
        or possession by a campus law enforcement officer for purposes 
        of law enforcement (whether on or off duty);
            ``(B) the importation for, or sale or transfer to a 
        licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for 
        purposes of establishing and maintaining an on-site physical 
        protection system and security organization required by Federal 
        law, or possession by an employee or contractor of such 
        licensee on-site for such purposes or off-site for purposes of 
        licensee-authorized training or transportation of nuclear 
        materials;
            ``(C) the possession, by an individual who is retired in 
        good standing from service with a law enforcement agency and is 
        not otherwise prohibited from receiving a firearm, of a 
        semiautomatic assault weapon--
                    ``(i) sold or transferred to the individual by the 
                agency upon such retirement; or
                    ``(ii) that the individual purchased, or otherwise 
                obtained, for official use before such retirement; or
            ``(D) the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or 
        possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon by a licensed 
        manufacturer or licensed importer for the purposes of testing 
        or experimentation authorized by the Attorney General.
    ``(5) For purposes of paragraph (4)(A), the term `campus law 
enforcement officer' means an individual who is--
            ``(A) employed by a private institution of higher education 
        that is eligible for funding under title IV of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.);
            ``(B) responsible for the prevention or investigation of 
        crime involving injury to persons or property, including 
        apprehension or detention of persons for such crimes;
            ``(C) authorized by Federal, State, or local law to carry a 
        firearm, execute search warrants, and make arrests; and
            ``(D) recognized, commissioned, or certified by a 
        government entity as a law enforcement officer.
    ``(6) The Attorney General shall establish and maintain, in a 
timely manner, a record of the make, model, and, if available, date of 
manufacture of any semiautomatic assault weapon which the Attorney 
General is made aware has been used in relation to a crime under 
Federal or State law, and the nature and circumstances of the crime 
involved, including the outcome of relevant criminal investigations and 
proceedings. The Attorney General shall annually submit a copy of the 
record established under this paragraph to the Congress and make the 
record available to the general public.
    ``(w)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to import, sell, 
manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting interstate or 
foreign commerce, a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession of any large 
capacity ammunition feeding device otherwise lawfully possessed on or 
before the date of enactment of the Safer America for Everyone Right 
Now Act.
    ``(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
            ``(A) the importation for, manufacture for, sale to, 
        transfer to, or possession by the United States or a department 
        or agency of the United States or a State or a department, 
        agency, or political subdivision of a State, or a sale or 
        transfer to or possession by a qualified law enforcement 
        officer employed by the United States or a department or agency 
        of the United States or a State or a department, agency, or 
        political subdivision of a State for purposes of law 
        enforcement (whether on or off duty), or a sale or transfer to 
        or possession by a campus law enforcement officer for purposes 
        of law enforcement (whether on or off duty);
            ``(B) the importation for, or sale or transfer to a 
        licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for 
        purposes of establishing and maintaining an on-site physical 
        protection system and security organization required by Federal 
        law, or possession by an employee or contractor of such 
        licensee on-site for such purposes or off-site for purposes of 
        licensee-authorized training or transportation of nuclear 
        materials;
            ``(C) the possession, by an individual who is retired in 
        good standing from service with a law enforcement agency and is 
        not otherwise prohibited from receiving ammunition, of a large 
        capacity ammunition feeding device--
                    ``(i) sold or transferred to the individual by the 
                agency upon such retirement; or
                    ``(ii) that the individual purchased, or otherwise 
                obtained, for official use before such retirement; or
            ``(D) the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or 
        possession of any large capacity ammunition feeding device by a 
        licensed manufacturer or licensed importer for the purposes of 
        testing or experimentation authorized by the Attorney General.
    ``(4) For purposes of paragraph (3)(A), the term `campus law 
enforcement officer' means an individual who is--
            ``(A) employed by a private institution of higher education 
        that is eligible for funding under title IV of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.);
            ``(B) responsible for the prevention or investigation of 
        crime involving injury to persons or property, including 
        apprehension or detention of persons for such crimes;
            ``(C) authorized by Federal, State, or local law to carry a 
        firearm, execute search warrants, and make arrests; and
            ``(D) recognized, commissioned, or certified by a 
        government entity as a law enforcement officer.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(aa) Secure Storage or Safety Device Requirement for 
Grandfathered Semiautomatic Assault Weapons.--It shall be unlawful for 
any person, other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
licensed dealer, to store or keep under the dominion or control of that 
person any grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon that the person 
knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, will be accessible to an 
individual prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm under 
subsection (g), (n), or (x), or any provision of State law, unless the 
grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon is--
            ``(1) carried on the person, or within such close proximity 
        that the person can readily retrieve and use the grandfathered 
        semiautomatic assault weapon as if the grandfathered 
        semiautomatic assault weapon were carried on the person; or
            ``(2) locked by a secure gun storage or safety device that 
        the prohibited individual has no ability to access.''.
    (b) Identification Markings for Semiautomatic Assault Weapons.--
Section 923(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: ``The serial number of any semiautomatic assault 
weapon manufactured after the date of enactment of the Safer America 
for Everyone Right Now Act shall clearly show the date on which the 
weapon was manufactured or made, legibly and conspicuously engraved or 
cast on the weapon, and such other identification as the Attorney 
General shall by regulations prescribe.''.
    (c) Identification Markings for Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding 
Devices.--Section 923(i) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by 
this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``A large 
capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after the date of 
enactment of the Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act shall be 
identified by a serial number and the date on which the device was 
manufactured or made, legibly and conspicuously engraved or cast on the 
device, and such other identification as the Attorney General shall by 
regulations prescribe.''.
    (d) Seizure and Forfeiture of Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding 
Devices.--Section 924(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or large capacity ammunition 
                feeding device'' after ``firearm or ammunition'' each 
                time it appears;
                    (B) by inserting ``or large capacity ammunition 
                feeding device'' after ``firearms or ammunition'' each 
                time it appears; and
                    (C) by striking ``or (k)'' and inserting ``(k), 
                (r), (v), or (w)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ``or large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices'' after ``firearms or quantities of 
        ammunition''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)(E), by inserting ``922(r), 922(v), 
        922(w),'' after ``922(n),''.
    (e) Penalties.--Section 924(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``or (q) of section 922'' and inserting 
``(q), (r), (v), (w), or (aa) of section 922''.

SEC. 5. BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR TRANSFERS OF GRANDFATHERED SEMIAUTOMATIC 
              ASSAULT WEAPONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as 
amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is amended--
            (1) by repealing subsection (s);
            (2) by redesignating subsection (t) as subsection (s);
            (3) in subsection (s), as redesignated--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking ``(as 
                defined in subsection (s)(8))''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) In this subsection, the term `chief law enforcement 
        officer' means the chief of police, the sheriff, or an 
        equivalent officer or the designee of any such individual.''; 
        and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (s), as redesignated, the 
        following:
    ``(t)(1) Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of 
enactment of the Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act, it shall be 
unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this chapter to 
transfer a grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon to any other 
person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless a licensed 
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken 
custody of the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon for the 
purpose of complying with subsection (s). Upon taking custody of the 
grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon, the licensee shall comply 
with all requirements of this chapter as if the licensee were 
transferring the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon from the 
licensee's inventory to the unlicensed transferee.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a temporary transfer of 
possession for the purpose of participating in target shooting in a 
licensed target facility or established range if--
            ``(A) the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon is, at 
        all times, kept within the premises of the target facility or 
        range; and
            ``(B) the transferee is not known to be prohibited from 
        possessing or receiving a grandfathered semiautomatic assault 
        weapon.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term `transfer'--
            ``(A) shall include a sale, gift, or loan; and
            ``(B) does not include temporary custody of the 
        grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon for purposes of 
        examination or evaluation by a prospective transferee.
    ``(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the 
Attorney General may implement this subsection with regulations.
    ``(B) Regulations promulgated under this paragraph--
            ``(i) shall include a provision setting a maximum fee that 
        may be charged by licensees for services provided in accordance 
        with paragraph (1); and
            ``(ii) shall not include any provision imposing 
        recordkeeping requirements on any unlicensed transferor or 
        requiring licensees to facilitate transfers in accordance with 
        paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 922.--Section 922(y)(2) of title 18, United 
        States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``, (g)(5)(B), and (s)(3)(B)(v)(II)'' and 
        inserting ``and (g)(5)(B)''.
            (2) Section 925a.--Section 925A of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``subsection (s) or (t) of section 922'' and inserting 
        ``section 922(s)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE 
              OR ATTEMPTED PURCHASE OF A FIREARM.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 
2007 (34 U.S.C. 40911-40916) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 108. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF PROHIBITED 
              PURCHASE OR ATTEMPTED PURCHASE OF A GRANDFATHERED 
              SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPON.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of a background check conducted by 
the National Instant Criminal Background Check System pursuant to the 
request of a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed 
dealer of firearms (as such terms are defined in section 921 of title 
18, United States Code), which background check determines that the 
receipt of a grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon (as defined in 
section 921(a)(49) of title 18, United States Code) by a person would 
violate subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States 
Code, the System shall notify the law enforcement agencies described in 
subsection (b), including in a case where such a determination is made 
after 14 business days have elapsed since the licensee contacted the 
System.
    ``(b) Law Enforcement Agencies Described.--The law enforcement 
agencies described in this subsection are the law enforcement agencies 
that have jurisdiction over the location from which the licensee 
contacted the System and the law enforcement agencies that have 
jurisdiction over the location of the residence of the person for which 
the background check was conducted, as follows:
            ``(1) The field office of the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation.
            ``(2) The local law enforcement agency.
            ``(3) The State law enforcement agency.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--Section 1(b) of such Act (Public Law 110-
180; 121 Stat. 2559) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 107 the following:

``108. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase 
                            or attempted purchase of a firearm.''.

SEC. 7. USE OF BYRNE GRANTS FOR BUY-BACK PROGRAMS FOR SEMIAUTOMATIC 
              ASSAULT WEAPONS AND LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING 
              DEVICES.

    Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                    ``(I) Compensation for surrendered semiautomatic 
                assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding 
                devices, as those terms are defined in section 921 of 
                title 18, United States Code, under buy-back programs 
                for semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity 
                ammunition feeding devices.''.

SEC. 8. GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK.

    (a) Regulation of Firearms Transfers at Gun Shows.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 44 of such title is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 932. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows
    ``(a) Registration of Gun Show Operators.--It shall be unlawful for 
a person to operate a gun show, unless--
            ``(1) the person has attained 21 years of age;
            ``(2) the person (and, if the person is a corporation, 
        partnership, or association, each 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 by subsection 
        (g) or (n) of section 922 from transporting, shipping, or 
        receiving firearms or ammunition in interstate or foreign 
        commerce;
            ``(3) the person has not willfully violated any provision 
        of this chapter or regulation issued under this chapter;
            ``(4) the person has registered with the Attorney General 
        as a gun show operator, in accordance with regulations 
        promulgated by the Attorney General, and as part of the 
        registration--
                    ``(A) has provided the Attorney General with a 
                photograph and the fingerprints of the person; and
                    ``(B) has certified that the person meets the 
                requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of 
                section 923(d)(1);
            ``(5) the person has not willfully failed to disclose any 
        material information required, and has not made any false 
        statement as to any material fact, in connection with the 
        registration; and
            ``(6) the person has paid the Attorney General a fee for 
        the registration, in an amount determined by the Attorney 
        General.
    ``(b) Responsibilities of Gun Show Operators.--
            ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for a person to 
        operate a gun show, unless the person--
                    ``(A) not later than 30 days before the 
                commencement of the gun show, notifies the Attorney 
                General, in writing, of the date, time, duration, and 
                location of the gun show, and the identity of each 
                person who will be a gun show vendor at the gun show;
                    ``(B) before commencement of the gun show--
                            ``(i) verifies the identity of each 
                        individual who will be a gun show vendor at the 
                        gun show by examining a valid identification 
                        document (as defined in section 1028(d)(4)) of 
                        the individual containing a photograph of the 
                        individual; and
                            ``(ii) requires each such individual to 
                        sign--
                                    ``(I) a ledger, and enter into the 
                                ledger identifying information 
                                concerning the individual; and
                                    ``(II) a notice which sets forth 
                                the obligations of a gun show vendor 
                                under this chapter; and
                    ``(C) notifies each person who attends the gun show 
                of the requirements of this chapter, in accordance with 
                such regulations as the Attorney General shall 
                prescribe.
            ``(2) Recordkeeping.--A person who operates, or has 
        operated, a gun show shall maintain records demonstrating 
        compliance with paragraph (1)(B), at such place, for such 
        period of time, and in such form as the Attorney General shall 
        require by regulation, or transmit the records to the Attorney 
        General.
    ``(c) Background Check Required Before Transfer of Firearm Between 
Unlicensed Persons.--It shall be unlawful for a person who is not 
licensed under this chapter to transfer possession of, or title to, a 
firearm at, or on the curtilage of, a gun show, to another person who 
is not so licensed, or for a person who is not so licensed to receive 
possession of, or title to, a firearm at, or on the curtilage of, a gun 
show from another person who is not so licensed, unless a licensed 
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer--
            ``(1) has entered into a separate bound record the make, 
        model, and serial number of the firearm, and such other 
        information about the transaction as the Attorney General may 
        require by regulation; and
            ``(2) has notified the prospective transferor and 
        prospective transferee of the firearm that the national instant 
        criminal background check system established under section 103 
        of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act has provided the 
        licensee with a unique identification number, indicating that 
        receipt of the firearm by the prospective transferee would not 
        violate section 922 of this title or State law.
    ``(d) Recordkeeping Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--A licensee who provides a notice 
        pursuant to subsection (c)(2) with respect to the transfer of a 
        firearm shall--
                    ``(A) not later than 10 days after the date of the 
                transfer, submit to the Attorney General a report of 
                the transfer, which report shall specify the make, 
                model, and serial number of the firearm, and contain 
                such other information and be on such form, as the 
                Attorney General shall require by regulation, except 
                that the report shall not include the name of or other 
                identifying information relating to any person involved 
                in the transfer who is not licensed under this chapter; 
                and
                    ``(B) retain a record of the transfer, including 
                the same information as would be required if the 
                transfer were from the inventory of the licensee, as 
                part of the permanent business records of the licensee.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The Attorney General may not impose any 
        recordkeeping requirement on any gun show vendor by reason of 
        this section.''.
            (2) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
    ``(8)(A) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (a) or (d) of 
section 932 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 
years, or both.
    ``(B) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (b) or (c) of section 
932, shall be--
            ``(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 2 
        years, or both; and
            ``(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, 
        fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
        both.
    ``(C) In addition to any other penalties imposed under this 
paragraph, the Attorney General may, with respect to any person who 
knowingly violates any provision of section 932--
            ``(i) if the person is registered pursuant to section 
        932(a), after notice and opportunity for a hearing, 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.''.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for such 
        chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 932. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows.''.
    (b) Inspection Authority.--Section 923(g)(1) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(E) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the 
Attorney General may enter during business hours any place where a gun 
show operator operates a gun show or is required to maintain records 
pursuant to section 932(b)(2), for purposes of examining the records 
required by sections 923 and 932 and the inventory of licensees 
conducting business at the gun show. The entry and examination shall be 
conducted for the purposes of determining compliance with this chapter 
by gun show operators and licensees conducting business at the gun 
show, and shall not require a showing of reasonable cause or a 
warrant.''.
    (c) Reports of Multiple Sales Assisted by Licensees at Gun Shows.--
Section 923(g)(3)(A) of such title is amended by inserting ``or 
provides pursuant to section 932(c)(2) notice with respect to,'' after 
``sells or otherwise disposes of,''.
    (d) Increased Penalties for Serious Recordkeeping Violations by 
Licensees.--Section 924(a)(3) of such title is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any licensed 
dealer, licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed collector 
who knowingly makes any false statement or representation with respect 
to the information required by this chapter to be kept in the records 
of a person licensed under this chapter, or violates section 922(m), 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or 
both.
    ``(B) If the violation described in subparagraph (A) is in relation 
to an offense--
            ``(i) under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 922(b), such 
        person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
        than 5 years, or both; or
            ``(ii) under subsection (a)(6) or (d) of section 922, such 
        person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
        than 10 years, or both.''.
    (e) Increased Penalties for Violations of Criminal Background Check 
Requirements.--
            (1) Penalties.--Section 924(a)(5) of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``subsection (s) or (t) of section 
                922'' and inserting ``section 922(s)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``1'' and inserting ``5''.
            (2) Elimination of certain elements of offense.--Section 
        922(s)(5) of such title, as so redesignated by the preceding 
        provisions of this Act, is amended by striking ``and, at the 
        time'' and all that follows through ``State law''.
    (f) Authority To Hire Personnel To Inspect Gun Shows.--The Director 
of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives may hire at 
least 40 additional Industry Operations Investigators for the purpose 
of carrying out inspections of gun shows (as defined in section 
921(a)(51) of title 18, United States Code).
    (g) Report to the Congress.--The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shall submit biennial reports to the 
Congress on how firearms (as defined in section 921(a)(3) of title 18, 
United States Code) are sold at gun shows (as defined in paragraph (51) 
of such section), how this section is being carried out, whether 
firearms are being sold without background checks conducted by the 
national instant criminal background check system established under 
section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, what 
resources are needed to carry out this section, and any recommendations 
for improvements to ensure that firearms are not sold without the 
background checks.
    (h) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 9. FIREARMS TRAFFICKING.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, as 
amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
``Sec. 933. Trafficking in firearms
    ``(a) Offenses.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be 
unlawful for any person, in or affecting interstate commerce--
            ``(1) to purchase, attempt to purchase, or transfer a 
        firearm, with the intent to deliver the firearm to another 
        person who the transferor knows, or has reasonable cause to 
        believe, is prohibited by Federal or State law from possessing 
        a firearm;
            ``(2) in purchasing, attempting to purchase, or 
        transferring a firearm, to intentionally provide false or 
        misleading material information on a Bureau of Alcohol, 
        Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives firearms transaction record 
        form; or
            ``(3) to knowingly direct, promote, or facilitate conduct 
        that violates paragraph (1) or (2).
    ``(b) Gift Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a firearm 
that is--
            ``(1) lawfully acquired by a person to be given to another 
        person not prohibited from possessing a firearm under Federal 
        or State law as a gift; or
            ``(2) lawfully received or otherwise acquired by a court-
        appointed trustee, receiver, or conservator for, or on behalf 
        of, an estate or creditor or by a person to carry out a 
        bequest, or an acquisition by intestate succession under the 
        laws of the State of residence of the person.
    ``(c) Penalties.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any person who violates this section 
        shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
        20 years, or both.
            ``(2) Organizer enhancement.--If a violation of subsection 
        (a) is committed by a person in concert with 5 or more other 
        persons with respect to whom such person occupies a position of 
        organizer, a supervisory position, or any other position of 
        management, such person may be sentenced to an additional term 
        of imprisonment of not more than 5 consecutive years.
            ``(3) Conspiracy.--Any person who conspires to commit an 
        offense described in this section shall be fined under this 
        title, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by the preceding 
provisions of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``933. Trafficking in firearms.''.
    (c) Directive to the Sentencing Commission.--
            (1) In general.--Pursuant to its authority under section 
        994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States 
        Sentencing Commission shall review and, if appropriate, amend 
        the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements 
        applicable to persons convicted of offenses under section 933 
        of title 18, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).
            (2) Requirement.--In carrying out this section, the 
        Commission shall review the penalty structure that the 
        guidelines currently provide based on the number of firearms 
        involved in the offense and determine whether any changes to 
        that penalty structure are appropriate in order to reflect the 
        intent of Congress that such penalties reflect the gravity of 
        the offense.

SEC. 10. ADDITION OF DATING PARTNERS AND INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO 
              RESTRAINING ORDERS.

    (a) Definition.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (32) and inserting the following:
    ``(32) The term `intimate partner'--
            ``(A) means with respect to a person, the spouse of the 
        person, a former spouse of the person, an individual who is a 
        parent of a child of the person, and an individual who 
        cohabitates or has cohabited with the person; and
            ``(B) includes--
                    ``(i) a dating partner (as defined in section 
                2266); and
                    ``(ii) any other person similarly situated to a 
                spouse who is protected by the domestic or family 
                violence laws of the State or tribal jurisdiction in 
                which the injury occurred or where the victim 
                resides.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (33)(A)(ii)--
                    (A) by inserting ``intimate partner,'' after 
                ``former spouse,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``intimate partner,'' after ``a 
                spouse,'' each place it appears.
    (b) Addition of Stalking.--Section 922 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (8)(ii), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor 
        crime of stalking.''; and
            (2) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking ``or'' at 
                the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the 
                end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor 
        crime of stalking,''.

SEC. 11. PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION OF CERTAIN FIREARM ACCESSORIES.

    Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by the 
preceding provisions of this Act, is amended--
            (1) in section 922, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(bb)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), on and after the 
date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
it shall be unlawful for any person to import, sell, manufacture, 
transfer, or possess, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a 
trigger crank, a bump-fire device, or any part, combination of parts, 
component, device, attachment, or accessory that is designed or 
functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but 
not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun.
    ``(2) This subsection does not apply with respect to the 
importation for, manufacture for, sale to, transfer to, or possession 
by or under the authority of, the United States or any department or 
agency thereof or a State, or a department, agency, or political 
subdivision thereof.''; and
            (2) in section 924(a)(2), by striking ``, or (o)'' and 
        inserting ``(o), or (bb)''.

SEC. 12. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the 
application of such provision or amendment to any person or 
circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, 
the amendments made by this Act, and the application of such provision 
or amendment to any person or circumstance shall not be affected 
thereby.
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