No Guns for Terrorists Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7219
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2018-12-06
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-12-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <b><br /> </b><b>No Guns for Terrorists Act of 2018</b><br /><br />This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly sell or transfer a firearm to a known or suspected terrorist, as determined by the Department of Justice. (The Federal Bureau of Investigation administers the Terrorist Screening Center, which maintains the Terrorist Screening Database&#8212;the U.S. government's consolidated database of individuals known or reasonably suspected to be involved in terrorist activities.)<br /><br /><br />

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7219 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2018 Ms. Lofgren (for herself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale of firearms to individuals suspected of terrorism, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Guns for Terrorists Act of 2018 . 2. Prohibiting the sale of firearms to individuals suspected of terrorism Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 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 is, in the determination of the Attorney General, a person who is known to have, or appropriately suspected to have, engaged in conduct constituting terrorism, conduct in preparation for terrorism, conduct in aid of terrorism, or conduct that is otherwise unlawful and related to terrorism. .