Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to require the licensing of ammunition dealers.
Prohibits any person except a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from: (1) selling ammunition, with an exception for a sale of ammunition to a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer; or (2) engaging in the business of importing or manufacturing ammunition, or in the course of such business, from shipping, transporting, or receiving ammunition. Prohibits a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from: (1) transferring ammunition to a person without verifying the person's identity by examining a valid identification document containing a photograph of such person; or (2) selling or delivering any ammunition (currently, any armor-piercing ammunition) to any person unless the licensee notes in his records the person's name, age, and place of residence, if the person is an individual, or the person's identity and principal and local places of business, if the person is a business entity.
Applies prohibitions applicable to the shipping or transport of firearms, and record-keeping requirements applicable to the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale, or other disposition of firearms, to ammunition.
Requires each licensee to: (1) prepare a report of multiple sales or other dispositions whenever the licensee sells or otherwise disposes of more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition to an unlicensed person at one time or during any five consecutive business days; and (2) forward such report to the specified office and to the department of state police, the state law enforcement agency, or the local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the sale took place by the close of business on the day the multiple sale occurs.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6241 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6241
To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing
of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk
purchases of ammunition.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 31, 2012
Mrs. McCarthy of New York (for herself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Holt, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Nadler,
Mr. Tierney, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Moran, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Serrano) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing
of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk
purchases of ammunition.
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 Online Ammunition Sales Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON PURCHASES OF AMMUNITION.
(a) Licensing of Ammunition Dealers.--
(1) In general.--Section 923(a) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the
first sentence, by striking ``, or importing or manufacturing''
and inserting ``or''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 921(a)(11)(A) of title
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or
ammunition'' after ``firearms''.
(b) Requirement for Face to Face Sales of and Licensing To Sell
Ammunition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by striking ``for any person--'' and all that
follows through ``(A) except'' and inserting ``(A) for
any person except''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
``(B) for--
``(i) any person except a licensed importer,
licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, to--
``(I) sell ammunition, except that this
subclause shall not apply to a sale of
ammunition by a person to a licensed importer,
licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer; or
``(II) engage in the business of importing
or manufacturing ammunition, or in the course
of such business, to ship, transport, or
receive any ammunition; or
``(ii) a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer,
or licensed dealer to transfer ammunition to a person
unless the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or
licensed dealer has verified the identity of the
transferee by examining a valid identification document
(as defined in section 1028(d) of this title) of the
transferee containing a photograph of the
transferee;''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ``or armor-
piercing''.
(c) Limit on Shipping and Transporting of Ammunition.--Section
922(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting
``, or to ship or transport any ammunition,'' after ``any
firearm''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or ammunition''
after ``a firearm''.
(d) Recordkeeping Regarding Ammunition.--
(1) In general.--Section 923(g) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
(i) in the first sentence, by inserting
``or ammunition'' after ``other disposition of
firearms''; and
(ii) in the third sentence, by striking ``,
or any licensed importer or manufacturer of
ammunition,'' and inserting ``, or any licensed
importer, manufacturer, or dealer of
ammunition,''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the
following:
``(C) Each licensee shall prepare a report of multiple sales or
other dispositions whenever the licensee sells or otherwise disposes
of, at one time or during any 5 consecutive business days, more than
1,000 rounds of ammunition to an unlicensed person. The report shall be
prepared on a form specified by the Attorney General and forwarded to
the office specified thereon and to the department of State police or
State law enforcement agency of the State or local law enforcement
agency of the local jurisdiction in which the sale or other disposition
took place, not later than the close of business on the day that the
multiple sale or other disposition occurs.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 4182(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exemptions relating to
firearms) is amended by inserting ``and except as provided in
paragraph (1)(A) and (3)(C) of section 923(g) of title 18,
United States Code,'' before ``no person holding a Federal
license''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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