Closing the Loophole on Interstate Firearm Sales Act

Bill: 117-hr-647
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-01
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Firearms and explosives

Licensing and registrations

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Closing the Loophole on Interstate Firearm Sales Act</strong></p> <p>This bill restricts the sale or transfer of shotguns and rifles across state lines. </p> <p>Specifically, it prohibits a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, importer, or collector from selling or transferring a rifle or shotgun to an out-of-state resident. Current law allows such sales or transfers if both parties meet in person to conduct the transaction and if the transaction complies with the laws of both states. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 647 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2021 Mr. Crow (for himself, Mr. Raskin , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Norton , Mr. McNerney , Mr. Perlmutter , Mr. Neguse , Ms. DeGette , Mrs. Napolitano , and Mr. Khanna ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit a Federal firearms licensee from transferring a long gun to a person who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, does not maintain a place of business in) the State in which the licensee’s place of business is located.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Closing the Loophole on Interstate Firearm Sales Act . 2. Extension to long guns of ban on licensee transfer of firearm to out-of-State person Section 922(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking (A) and all that follows through (B) .