Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-2179
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2019-04-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against property

Firearms and explosives

Sports and recreation facilities
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill modifies provisions related to theft of firearms.</p> <p>Under current law, it is unlawful to steal a firearm from a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, or from their business premises. This bill broadens the scope of unlawful conduct to also prohibit stealing a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club. </p> <p>An attempt to commit an offense is subject to the same penalties as a substantive offense. The bill modifies these penalties by increasing the maximum prison term. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2179 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2019 Mr. Lamb (for himself, Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Van Drew , and Mr. Crenshaw ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees, and to criminalize the theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act . 2. Amendments to enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following: (i) A person who knowingly violates section 922(u), or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. ; and (2) in subsection (m), by inserting , or attempts to do so, after or licensed collector . 3. Prohibition on theft of firearm from gun range that rents firearms or shooting club Section 922(u) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) after (u) ; and (2) by adding after and below the end the following: (2) It shall be unlawful for a person to steal or unlawfully take or carry away from the premises of a gun range at which a firearm may be rented or of a shooting club, any firearm that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. .