Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act

Bill: 117-hr-3096
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
Introduced: 2021-05-11
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the General Services Administration to establish a program under which a federal law enforcement officer may purchase a retired handgun from the agency that issued the 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 evidence-based gun violence prevention or gun safety education and training programs.

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3096 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 11, 2021 Mrs. Demings (for herself and Mr. Bacon ) 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act . 2. Purchase of retired handguns by Federal law enforcement officers (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall establish a program under which 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; (2) with respect to such purchase, the officer has passed a background check within 30 days of purchase under the national instant criminal background check system established under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act; and (3) with respect to such purchase, the officer is in good standing with the Federal agency that employs such officer. (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 evidence-based gun violence prevention or gun safety education and training 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.