Pause for Gun Safety Act

Bill: 118-hr-2392
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]
Introduced: 2023-03-29
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Pause for Gun Safety Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes a seven-day waiting period for firearm transfers to unlicensed individuals.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed individual unless seven calendar days have elapsed since the transferee's most recent offer to take possession of the firearm. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.</p> <p>The seven-day waiting period does not apply to certain firearm transfers, such as a temporary transfer for use exclusively at a shooting range. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2392 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 29, 2023 Ms. Slotkin (for herself, Ms. Kuster , and Mr. Trone ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require a seven-day waiting period before the receipt of a firearm.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pause for Gun Safety Act . 2. 7 -day waiting period required before the receipt of a firearm (a) Prohibition Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (aa) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, to transfer a firearm to a person not licensed under this chapter unless at least 7 calendar days have elapsed since the transferee most recently offered to take possession of the firearm. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a temporary transfer if the transferor has no reason to believe that the transferee will use or intends to use the firearm in a crime or is prohibited from possessing firearms under State or Federal law, and the transfer takes place and the transferee’s possession of the firearm is exclusively— (A) at a shooting range or in a shooting gallery or other area designated for the purpose of target shooting; (B) while reasonably necessary for the purposes of hunting, trapping, pest control on a farm or ranch, or fishing, if the transferor— (i) has no reason to believe that the transferee intends to use the firearm in a place where it is illegal; and (ii) has reason to believe that the transferee will comply with all licensing and permit requirements for such hunting, trapping, pest control on a farm or ranch, or fishing; or (C) while in the presence of the transferor. . (b) Penalties Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa) shall be fined not more than $250,000, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 90-day period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act.