And the only ones that will matter someday soon with the way things are going.
Posted on 12/31/2003 12:55:16 PM PST by Dan from Michigan
A BILL
To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at events that provide a venue for the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2003'.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(36) SPECIAL FIREARMS EVENT- The term `special firearms event'--
`(A) means any event at which 75 or more firearms are offered or exhibited for sale, exchange, or transfer, if 1 or more of the firearms has been shipped or transported in, or otherwise affects, interstate or foreign commerce;
`(B) does not include an offer or exhibit of firearms for sale, exchange, or transfer by an individual from the personal collection of that individual, at the private residence of that individual, if the individual is not required to be licensed under section 923 or 932; and
`(C) does not include an offer or exhibit of firearms for sale, exchange, or transfer at events conducted and attended by permanent or annual dues paying members, and their immediate family, of private, not-for-profit organizations whose primary purpose is owning and maintaining real property for the purpose of hunting activities.
`(37) SPECIAL FIREARMS EVENT LICENSEE- The term `special firearms event licensee' means any person who has obtained and holds a valid license in compliance with section 932(d) and who is authorized to contact the national instant criminal background check system on behalf of another individual, who is not licensed under this chapter, for the purpose of conducting a background check for a potential firearms transfer at a special firearms event in accordance with section 932(c).
`(38) SPECIAL FIREARMS EVENT VENDOR- The term `special firearms event vendor' means any person who is not required to be licensed under section 923 and who exhibits, sells, offers for sale, transfers, or exchanges 1 or more firearms at a special firearms event, regardless of whether or not the person arranges with the special firearms event promoter for a fixed location from which to exhibit, sell, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange 1 or more firearms.'.
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Much more crap is in the small print. It requires a new bureaucracy and requires all gun show operators to report to the AG and get fingerprinted.
That would be Senate 1431 and the identical HR 2038. Senate 1034 is the bill that would make the AW ban permanent and ban importation of normal capacity magazines (> 10 rounds), regardless of when manufactured.
Back atcha blackie. Have a great New Year!
And the only ones that will matter someday soon with the way things are going.
"Jaws" moments before being shot by Secret Service Agents armed with paintball guns.
*sigh* Ah, the fond memories!
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