Closing the Loophole on Interstate Firearm Sales Act

Bill: 116-hr-2634
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2019-05-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Firearms and explosives

Licensing and registrations

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Closing the Loophole on Interstate Firearm Sales Act</b></p> <p>This bill generally prohibits a licensed importer, manufacturer, dealer, or collector (transferor) from selling or delivering a rifle or shotgun to an out-of-state resident (transferee). Specifically, the bill removes an exception under current law that allows a transferee to obtain a rifle or shotgun from a transferor in another state, provided that (1) the transferee and transferor meet in person to accomplish the transfer; and (2) the sale, delivery, and receipt of the firearm comply with the laws of both states. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2634 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2019 Mr. Crow (for himself, Mr. Neguse , Mr. Perlmutter , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Shalala , Mr. Deutch , and Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit a Federal firearms licensee from transferring a long gun to a person who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, does not maintain a place of business in) the State in which the licensee’s place of business is located.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Closing the Loophole on Interstate Firearm Sales Act . 2. Extension to long guns of ban on licensee transfer of firearm to out-of-State person Section 922(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking (A) and all that follows through (B) .