A bill to amend title 18, United States Code.
PL 99-360 (S.2414), enacted 07/08/1986

100 STAT. 766 
PUBLIC LAW 99-360—JULY 8, 1986 
Public Law 99-360 
99th Congress 
July 8, 1986 
[S. 2414] 
18 u s e 926A 
State and local 
governments. 
Law 
enforcement and 
crime. 
Terrorism. 
Ante, p. 449. 
Records. 
Business and 
industry. 
Ante, p. 453. 
An Act 
To amend title 18, United States Code. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. (a) Strike out section 926A of title 18, United States 
Code, and insert in lieu thereof the following new section: 
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"§ 926A. Interstate transportation of firearms 
"Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or 
regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any person 
who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from transporting, 
shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be entitled to transport a 
firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may 
lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where he 
may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if, during such 
transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor 
any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly 
accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting 
vehicle: Provided, That in the case of a vehicle without a compart-
ment separate from the driver's compartment the firearm or 
ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the 
glove compartment or console.". 
(b) Section 921(a)(22) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ": 
Provided, That proof of profit shall not be required as to a person 
who engages in the regular and repetitive purchase and disposition 
of firearms for criminal purposes or terrorism. For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term 'terrorism' means activity, directed against 
United States persons, which— 
"(A) is committed by an individual who is not a national or 
permanent resident alien of the United States; 
"(B) involves violent acts or acts dangerous to human life 
which would be a criminal violation if committed within the 
jurisdiction of the United States; and 
"(C) is intended— 
"(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; 
"(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimida-
tion or coercion; or 
"(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by assassina-
tion or kidnaping". 
(c) Section 923(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding before the period at the end thereof the following: ", except 
that any licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer who has main-
tained a firearm as part of a personal collection for one year and 
who sells or otherwise disposes of such firearm shall record the 
description of the firearm in a bound volume, containing the name 
and place of residence and date of birth of the transferee if the 
transferee is an individual, or the identity and principal and local 
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Ante, p. 449. 
PUBLIC LAW 99-360—JULY 8, 1986 
100 STAT. 767 
places of business of the transferee if the transferee is a corporation 
or other business entity: Provided, That no other recordkeeping 
shall be required". 
SEC. 2. This Act and the amendments made by this Act, intended Effective date. 
to amend the Firearms Owners' Protection Act, shall become effec- i/^usc 921^ note. 
tive on the date on which the section they are intended to amend in 
such Firearms Owners' Protection Act becomes effective and shall 
apply to the amendments to title 18, United States Code, made by 
such Act. 
Approved July 8, 1986. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2414: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): 
May 6, considered and passed Senate. 
June 24, considered and passed House.