Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act

Bill: 114-hr-3569
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2015-09-18
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business ethics

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Criminal justice information and records

Firearms and explosives

Government information and archives

Licensing and registrations

Retail and wholesale trades

Smuggling and trafficking
Latest action: action_date: 2015-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to create and publish a voluntary code of conduct (i.e., Good Neighbor Code of Conduct) that urges licensed gun dealers to take steps to prevent the sale of firearms to individuals prohibited from purchasing firearms, implement a safety plan to detect and deter firearm theft, cooperate with law enforcement investigations, and ensure that a completed background check precedes a firearm sale. </p> <p>DOJ must certify and publish a list of Good Neighbor gun dealers who comply with the code of conduct. </p> <p>The bill permits DOJ to publicly disclose firearms trace data unless such disclosure undermines an investigation or compromises law enforcement efforts or public safety.</p> <p>DOJ must submit to Congress a strategic plan to improve firearms trace data, identify licensed dealers who transfer firearms used in crimes, and increase enforcement efforts against licensed gun dealers who violate firearm laws.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3569 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2015 Mr. Gallego (for himself, Mr. Quigley , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , and Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Attorney General to establish a Good Neighbor code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act . 2. Good Neighbor code of conduct for gun dealers (a) Establishment The Attorney General shall establish a voluntary code of conduct for licensed dealers (which shall be known as the Good Neighbor Code of Conduct ) that shall urge licensed dealers, at a minimum, to— (1) take such steps as the Attorney General specifies in the code of conduct to— (A) prevent the dealer from selling a firearm to a straw purchaser, gun trafficker, criminal, or other individual prohibited by law from purchasing a firearm; and (B) maintain a well-trained, responsible, law-abiding workforce; (2) implement a safety plan to detect and deter firearm theft from the licensed dealer; (3) cooperate fully with all law enforcement investigations, and notify law enforcement of suspected straw purchasers of firearms; and (4) ensure that a background check is completed before the sale of any firearm. (b) Publication Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall cause to be published on the website of the Department of Justice the code of conduct established under subsection (a). 3. Good Neighbor certification for gun dealers (a) Creation The Attorney General shall create a Good Neighbor certification for licensed dealers who agree to abide by the code of conduct established under section 2. (b) Report to the Congress Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall report to the Congress on the process for awarding the certification created under subsection (a). (c) Revocation The Attorney General, in the sole discretion of the Attorney General, may revoke a certification granted under this section, for failure to abide by the code of conduct established under section 2. (d) Publication The Attorney General shall cause to be published on the website of the Department of Justice a full list of licensed dealers to whom a Good Neighbor certification has been granted under this section, and shall provide that list to the Congress annually. 4. Disclosure of firearm trace data Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General may disclose firearms trace data to the public, to the extent that doing so will not undermine an investigation or, in the judgement of the Attorney General, otherwise compromise the efforts of law enforcement or public safety. 5. Strategic plan Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a strategic plan detailing the efforts to be made by the Attorney General to— (1) improve the accuracy, reliability and comprehensiveness of firearms trace data; (2) enhance the identification of licensed dealers who have transferred firearms that have been disproportionately used in the commission of crime; and (3) increase enforcement against violations of Federal law by licensed dealers. 6. Definition of licensed dealer In this Act, the term licensed dealer has the meaning given in section 921(a)(11) of title 18, United States Code.