To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4789
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
Introduced: 2019-10-22
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill generally permits a federal law enforcement officer to purchase a retired handgun from the agency that issued a handgun to the officer.</p> <p>The bill expresses the sense of Congress that amounts received from the sale of handguns should be used for federal gun safety programs.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4789 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 22, 2019 Mrs. Demings (for herself, Mr. Steube , Mr. Soto , Mr. Bacon , and Mr. Rutherford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.

1. Purchase of retired handguns by Federal law enforcement officers (a) In general A Federal law enforcement officer may purchase a retired handgun from the Federal agency that issued the handgun to such officer. (b) Limitations A Federal law enforcement officer may purchase a retired handgun under subsection (a) if— (1) the purchase is made during the 6-month period beginning on the date the handgun was so retired; and (2) the officer is not prohibited from possessing or receiving the handgun under the laws of the United States or the laws of the State, territory, or possession of the United States in which the officer resides. (c) Cost A handgun purchased under this section shall be sold at the fair market value for such handgun taking into account the age and condition of the handgun. (d) Sense of Congress on use of funds It is the sense of Congress that any amounts received by the Government from the sale of a handgun under this section should be transferred and used to fund Federal gun safety programs. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) the term Federal law enforcement officer has the meaning given that term in section 115(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code; (2) the term handgun has the meaning given that term in section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code; and (3) the term retired handgun means any handgun that has been declared surplus by the applicable agency.