Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1782
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
Introduced: 2021-03-10
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records

Firearms and explosives

Sales and excise taxes

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill modifies procedural requirements related to the transfer of machine guns, destructive devices, and certain other firearms.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill requires the chief law enforcement officer of the jurisdiction in which the transferee primarily resides to be notified of the pending transfer and given 90 days to object.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1782 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2021 Ms. Wexton (for herself, Mr. Beyer , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Norton , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Neguse , and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the National Firearms Act to require that local chief law enforcement officers be notified of, and provided a 90-day period to deny, firearm transfers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2021 . 2. Notification of local chief law enforcement officer in case of firearm transfer (a) In general Section 5812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and (6) and inserting (6) the Secretary has notified the chief law enforcement officer of the jurisdiction in which the transferee primarily resides that such application is pending, and such officer either (A) certifies that there is no objection to the transfer, or (B) does not, before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of such notification, certify to the Secretary that (i) the transferee poses a danger to the transferee or others, or (ii) there is a reasonable likelihood the transferee will use the firearm for unlawful purposes; and (7) . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to applications filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.