A bill to permanently eliminate a procedure under which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives can waive prohibitions on the possession of firearms by convicted felons, drug offenders, and other disqualified individuals.
No Guns for Felons Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to limit the applicability of provisions authorizing persons prohibited from possessing firearms to apply for and obtain relief from federally imposed disabilities comprising such prohibition. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, upon granting such relief, to include in the information to be published in the Federal Register: (1) the name of the person; (2) the disability with respect to which the relief is granted; and (3) if the disability was imposed by reason of a criminal conviction, the crime for which and the court in which the person was convicted.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10848)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10848)
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