Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3404
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
Introduced: 2019-06-21
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records

Firearms and explosives

Sales and excise taxes

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires chief law enforcement officers (CLEOs) to be notified of pending firearm transfers and given an opportunity to object to such transfers.</p> <p>Specifically, the Department of Justice must notify the CLEO of the jurisdiction in which the individual resides that the individual has an application pending for a firearm transfer. The CLEO then has 90 days to (1) certify that there is no objection to the transfer; or (2) certify that the individual poses a danger to themselves or others, or there is a reasonable likelihood that the individual will use the firearm for unlawful purposes. (Prior to 2016, individuals were required to obtain a certification from the CLEO. Currently, individuals are only required to notify the CLEO that the individual is submitting an application to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.)</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3404 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 21, 2019 Ms. Wexton (for herself, Mr. Beyer , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Norton , Mr. Neguse , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Cicilline , and Mr. Cisneros ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the National Firearms Act to require that local chief law enforcement officers be notified of, and provided a 90-day period to deny, firearm transfers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2019 . 2. Notification of local chief law enforcement officer in case of firearm transfer (a) In general Section 5812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ; and (6) and inserting (6) the Secretary has notified the chief law enforcement officer of the jurisdiction in which the transferee primarily resides that such application is pending, and such officer either (A) certifies that there is no objection to the transfer, or (B) does not, before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of such notification, certify to the Secretary that (i) the transferee poses a danger to the transferee or others, or (ii) there is a reasonable likelihood the transferee will use the firearm for unlawful purposes; and (7) . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to applications filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.