State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation Act

Bill: 117-hr-2426
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2021-04-08
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Licensing and registrations

Retail and wholesale trades

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation Act</b></p> <p>The bill expands the categories of persons to whom the sale or disposition of a firearm or ammunition is prohibited.</p> <p> Specifically, the bill adds a new category of prohibited persons: persons (1) who have had a state permit or license to purchase, own, or possess a firearm revoked and not reinstated; or (2) who have been ordered by a state court to surrender all firearms and such firearms have not been lawfully returned.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2426 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 8, 2021 Mr. Raskin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the transfer of a firearm to a person whose State license to purchase, own, or possess a firearm has been revoked, or a person who has been ordered by a State court to surrender all firearms.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation Act . 2. Prohibition on transfer of firearm to person whose State license to purchase, own, or possess a firearm has been revoked or who has been ordered by a State court to surrender all firearms Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence— (1) in paragraph (8)(B)(ii), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (10) (A) has had a license or permit, issued by a State in which the person has resided that allows the person to purchase, own, or possess a firearm, revoked by the State, and has not had the license or permit reinstated; or (B) has been ordered by a court of such a State to surrender all firearms owned or possessed by the person, and has not had the firearms lawfully returned. .