Stop Gun Trafficking Act of 2001

Stop Gun Trafficking Act of 2001 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit any licensed firearms dealer from selling: (1) two or more handguns to an unlicensed individual during any 30-day period; or (2) a handgun to an unlicensed individual who purchased a handgun during the 30-day period ending on the date of the sale. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to an exchange of one handgun for one handgun.

Bars any unlicensed individual from purchasing two or more handguns during any 30-day period.

Sets penalties for violations.

Increases penalties for making knowingly false statements in connection with firearms.

Extends the deadlines for the destruction of: (1) records related to handgun transfers subject to the waiting period; and (2) records of the national instant criminal background check system.

Revises the definition of "engaged in the business" as applied to a firearms dealer to include any person who transfers more than one handgun in any 30-day period to a person who is not a licensed dealer.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 406 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 406

  To reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 27, 2001

 Mr. Torricelli (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, and 
 Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns.

    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 ``Stop Gun Trafficking Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST MULTIPLE HANDGUN SALES OR PURCHASES.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after subsection (y) the following:
    ``(z) Prohibition Against Multiple Handgun Sales or Purchases.--
            ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any licensed 
        dealer--
                    ``(A) during any 30-day period, to sell 2 or more 
                handguns to an individual who is not licensed under 
                section 923; or
                    ``(B) to sell a handgun to an individual who is not 
                licensed under section 923 and who purchased a handgun 
                during the 30-day period ending on the date of the 
                sale.
            ``(2) Time limitation.--It shall be unlawful for any 
        individual who is not licensed under section 923 to purchase 2 
        or more handguns during any 30-day period.
            ``(3) Exchanges.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to an 
        exchange of 1 handgun for 1 handgun.''.
    (b) Penalties.--Section 924(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``or (o)'' and inserting ``(o), or (z)''.

SEC. 3. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR MAKING KNOWINGLY FALSE STATEMENTS IN 
              CONNECTION WITH FIREARMS.

    Section 924(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``one year'' and inserting ``5 years''.

SEC. 4. DEADLINES FOR DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS RELATED TO CERTAIN 
              FIREARMS TRANSFERS.

    (a) Handgun Transfers Subject to the Waiting Period.--Section 
922(s)(6)(B)(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``20 business days'' and inserting ``35 calendar days''.
    (b) Firearms Transfers Subject to Instant Check.--Section 
922(t)(2)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
``not later than 35 calendar days after the date the system provides 
the licensee with the number,'' before ``destroy''.

SEC. 5. REVISED DEFINITION.

    Section 921(a)(21)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ``, except that such term shall include any person who 
transfers more than 1 handgun in any 30-day period to a person who is 
not a licensed dealer'' before the semicolon.
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