Firearm Safety Act

WRITTEN BY PRESIDENT KEVIN O’LEARY (LC-CA) AND REPRESENTATIVE RANDY ECONOMY (CDU-NY)
----99th Congress of the United States
IN BRIEF
To ensure Americans safety and lower gun deaths with a series of common sense regulation changes.
== Section 1. Name of Bill ==
This Bill will be known as the FIREARM SAFETY ACT for the duration of this bill, in all debates, and following enactment by the executive branch will carry the same title.
== Section 2. Findings and Definitions ==
FINDINGS
# Whereas, automatic and semiautomatic weapons are utilized in many crimes
# Whereas, gun deaths account for a disproportionate numbers of deaths in the United States as compared to other nations
# Whereas, there should be universal background checks 
DEFINITIONS
# ATF - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
# Semiautomatic assault weapon - a repeating firearm whose action mechanism automatically loads a following round of cartridge into the chamber and prepares it for subsequent firing, but requires the shooter to manually actuate the trigger in order to discharge each shot.
# Automatic assault weapon - An auto-loading firearm that continuously chambers and fires rounds when the trigger mechanism is actuated.
# Large capacity ammunition device - A magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device for a firearm that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
== Section 3. Background Checks ==
# Any individual purchasing a firearm shall be required to wait five business days while the ATF checks on his or her background, during which time the sale shall be approved or prohibited based on an established set of criteria to be set by the ATF
## This includes individuals purchasing from a private party or unlicensed seller
# The ATF shall have the power to determine the definition of a background check and what qualifications and tests prospective firearm purchasers must complete before their transaction can be approved
# The penalty for violation of Section 3(a) shall be a fine of up to $15,000 but no less than $5,000, as well as prison time for a minimum of two years.
== Section 4. Weapons bans ==
# It shall be prohibited to manufacture or of a semiautomatic or automatic assault weapon 
# It shall be prohibited to transfer or manufacture of large-capacity ammunition devices that carry more than 10 bullets 
# It shall be prohibited to possess semiautomatic assault weapons, automatic assault weapons, or large-capacity ammunition devices, unless said device or weapon was lawfully possessed prior the day of enactment of this legislation.
# The entirety of section 4 shall have a sunset clause of ten years and shall need to be renewed by congress or automatically expire January 1st, 1995
== Section 5. Funding ==
TOTAL BILL IMPLEMENTATION COST - $0
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