STOP Straw Purchases Act

Bill: 115-hr-5134
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2018-03-01
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Firearms and explosives

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Government information and archives

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>STOP Straw Purchases Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish new offenses: </p> <ul> <li> for inducing another person to make false statements to a licensed gun dealer about the actual identity of a firearm purchaser, and </li> <li>for obtaining a firearm by inducing another person to make false statements to a licensed gun dealer claiming to be the actual firearm purchaser. </li> </ul> <p>Additionally, it establishes an enhanced penalty for a criminal offense involving a false statement to a licensed gun dealer in connection with a firearm acquisition, if the false statement misrepresents the actual identify of a firearm purchaser.</p> <p>Finally, the bill directs the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to include, on the Firearms Transaction Record form, a statement outlining penalties for acting as the straw purchaser of a firearm.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5134 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2018 Mr. Bacon (for himself and Mr. Carbajal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to combat straw purchases of firearms.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the STOP Straw Purchases Act . 2. Increase in penalties for straw purchasers of firearms Section 924(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting , except that in the case of a violation of section 922(a)(6) involving deception as to the identity of the actual transferee of a firearm, the violator shall be fined not more than $750,000, imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both before the period. 3. Prohibition on continuing criminal enterprise involving straw purchases of firearms; prohibition on obtaining firearm by inducing straw purchase (a) Prohibitions Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (aa) It shall be unlawful for any person, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, to— (1) induce, or act in concert with, another person to engage in a continuing series of violations of subsection (a)(6) involving deception as to the identity of the actual transferee of a firearm, from which such person obtains substantial income or resources; and (2) with respect to such other person, occupy a position of organizer, a supervisory position, or any other position of management. (bb) It shall be unlawful for any person, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, to obtain a firearm by inducing another person to violate subsection (a)(6) by falsely claiming to be the actual transferee of the firearm. . (b) Penalties Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa) shall be fined not more than $1,000,000, imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both. (9) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(bb) shall be fined not more than $750,000, imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both. . 4. Inclusion in firearms transaction record form of outline of penalties for the straw purchase of a firearm The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives shall ensure that the Firearms Transaction Record form used by the Bureau includes a statement outlining the penalties for acting as the straw purchaser of a firearm. For purposes of this section, a person acts as the straw purchaser of a firearm if the person violates section 922(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code, through deception as to the identity of the actual transferee of the firearm.