Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act

Bill: 114-s-2016
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2015-09-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records

Firearms and explosives

Licensing and registrations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to sell or transfer a firearm to prohibited person, unless the transferor takes reasonable steps to determine that the recipient is not prohibited from firearm possession. (Current law makes it a crime to sell or transfer a firearm to a prohibited person if the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe the recipient is prohibited from firearm possession.)</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2016 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2015 Mr. Kaine introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to promote the responsible transfer of firearms.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act . 2. Universal background checks Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person and inserting Unless the transferor has taken reasonable steps to determine that the recipient is not legally barred from possessing firearms or ammunition under paragraphs (1) through (9), it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to a person who ; (2) in paragraph (5), by striking who, ; (3) in paragraph (6), by striking who ; and (4) in paragraph (7), by striking who, .