Source: https://law.justia.com/codes/us/2011/title-18/part-i/chapter-44/section-922/
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 18:13:17+00:00

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Source Credit Added Pub. L. 90-351, title IV, §902, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 228; amended Pub. L. 90-618, title I, §102, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1216; Pub. L. 97-377, title I, §165(a), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1923; Pub. L. 99-308, §102, May 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 451; Pub. L. 99-408, §2, Aug. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 920; Pub. L. 99-514, §2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 100-649, §2(a), (f)(2)(A), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3816, 3818; Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, §7060(c), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4404; Pub. L. 101-647, title XVII, §1702(b)(1), title XXII, §§2201, 2202, 2204(b), title XXXV, §3524, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4844, 4856, 4857, 4924; Pub. L. 103-159, title I, §102(a)(1), (b), title III, §302(a)-(c), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1536, 1539, 1545; Pub. L. 103-322, title XI, §§110102(a), 110103(a), 110105(2), 110106, 110201(a), 110401(b), (c), 110511, 110514, title XXXII, §§320904, 320927, title XXXIII, §330011(i), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1996, 1998, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2125, 2131, 2145; Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, §101(f) [title VI, §§657, 658(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-314, 3009-369, 3009-372; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, §603(b), (c)(1), (d)-(f)(1), (g), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3503, 3504; Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, §101(b) [title I, §121], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-50, 2681-71; Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, §4003(a)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1811; Pub. L. 107-296, title XI, §1112(f)(4), (6), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2276; Pub. L. 109-92, §§5(c)(1), 6(a), Oct. 26, 2005, 119 Stat. 2099, 2101.
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 101–647, §2202(b), inserted before period at end “or to possess or receive any firearm which has had the importer's or manufacturer's serial number removed, obliterated, or altered and has, at any time, been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce”.
Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 99–308, §102(4)(B), inserted a new cl. (A) and struck out former cl. (A) which provided that par. (3) “shall not apply to the sale or delivery of a rifle or shotgun to a resident of a State contiguous to the State in which the licensee's place of business is located if the purchaser's State of residence permits such sale or delivery by law, the sale fully complies with the legal conditions of sale in both such contiguous States, and the purchaser and the licensee have, prior to the sale, or delivery for sale, of the rifle or shotgun, complied with all of the requirements of section 922(c) applicable to intrastate transactions other than at the licensee's business premises,”.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 90–618 inserted the exemptions to the prohibition against the sale or delivery of any firearm to any person who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in the state in which the licensee's place of business is located.
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 90–618 substituted provisions making it unlawful to sell or deliver any of the specified articles, except as specifically authorized by the Secretary as consistent with public safety and necessity, for provisions making it unlawful to sell or deliver any of the specified articles, unless the transferor has obtained a sworn statement executed by the principal law enforcement officer of the locality in which the transferee resides stating that such person's receipt or possession would not be unlawful, and that the receipt or possession is intended for lawful purposes, with such sworn statement to be retained by the licensee as part of the records required to be kept under this chapter.
“(9) On April 16, 2007, a student with a history of mental illness at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University shot to death 32 students and faculty members, wounded 17 more, and then took his own life. The shooting, the deadliest campus shooting in United States history, renewed the need to improve information-sharing that would enable Federal and State law enforcement agencies to conduct complete background checks on potential firearms purchasers. In spite of a proven history of mental illness, the shooter was able to purchase the two firearms used in the shooting. Improved coordination between State and Federal authorities could have ensured that the shooter's disqualifying mental health information was available to NICS.
“(iii) Judicial review.—Relief and judicial review with respect to the program required by this subparagraph shall be available according to the standards prescribed in section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code. If the denial of a petition for relief has been reversed after such judicial review, the court shall award the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee for any and all proceedings in relation to attaining such relief, and the United States shall be liable for such fee. Such fee shall be based upon the prevailing rates awarded to public interest legal aid organizations in the relevant community.

References: §902
 §102
 §165
 §102
 §2
 §2
 §2
 §7060
 §1702
 §3524
 §102
 §302
 §330011
 §101
 §603
 §101
 §121
 §4003
 §1112
 §2202
 §102