No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act

Bill: 117-hr-6945
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
Introduced: 2022-03-07
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act</strong></p> <p>This bill modifies the retention requirements for firearm transaction records of federal firearms licensees (FFLs) that go out of business.</p> <p>Current law generally requires FFLs that go out of business to deliver their firearm transaction records to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).</p> <p>This bill removes the requirement for FFLs that go out of business to deliver their firearm transaction records to the ATF. Further, the bill requires the ATF to destroy all out-of-business records it has collected from FFLs. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6945 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2022 Mr. Cloud (for himself, Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Massie , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Mooney , Mr. Good of Virginia , Mr. Ellzey , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Budd , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Buck , Mr. Cline , Mr. Harris , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Perry , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Jackson , Mr. Posey , Mr. LaTurner , Ms. Herrell , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , Mr. Roy , Mr. Rose , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Norman , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Johnson of Louisiana , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. Bentz , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Mann , Mr. Cawthorn , Mr. Babin , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. Crawford , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , and Mr. Clyde ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to discontinue the collection by the Federal Government of firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms businesses, to require the destruction of such already collected records, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act . 2. Destruction of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms businesses (a) In general Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives shall destroy all firearm transaction records delivered to the Attorney General pursuant to section 923(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code. (b) Preventing future firearm registration Section 923(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the 2nd and 3rd sentences. 3. Report to the Congress The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives shall submit to the Congress a written report that specifies the number of firearm transaction records destroyed pursuant to section 2(a).