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HR 4915 106th Congress House

Handgun Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2000

Official title: To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of handguns and for a record of sale system for handguns, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 20, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jul 20, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 20, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 26, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Handgun Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2000 - Title I: Licensing - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit persons other than a licensed importer, manufacturer, dealer, or collector (licensee) from possessing a handgun unless such person has been issued a handgun license under this Act or pursuant to a certified State handgun licensing and record of sale system.

Title II: Record of Sale or Transfer - Provides criminal penalties for the unauthorized sale or transfer of a handgun. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and maintain a Federal handgun record of sale system.

Title III: Additional Prohibitions - Provides additional prohibitions on the: (1) unauthorized sale, delivery, or transfer of a handgun to any person other than a licensee, with an exception; (2) failure to maintain or permit inspection of records; (3) failure to report loss or theft of a firearm; and (4) failure to provide notice of a licensee change of address.

Outlines provisions for the prevention of child access to firearms and their ammunition.

Title IV: Enforcement - Provides criminal penalties for violations of requirements under this Act.

Title V: Firearm Injury Information and Research - Requires the Secretary to establish and maintain a firearm injury information clearinghouse, conduct continuing studies and investigations of firearms-related deaths and injuries, and collect and maintain current production and sales figures for each licensed firearm manufacturer.

Title VI: Effect on State Law - Authorizes the Secretary to certify State handgun licensing and record of sale systems.

Title VII: Relationship to Other Law - Subordinates provisions of this Act to provisions of the Arms Export Control Act.

Title VIII: Inapplicability - Makes this Act inapplicable to official conduct of Federal or State governmental authorities.

Title IX: Effective Date - Makes this Act effective one year after enactment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Sep 27, 2000
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 20, 2000
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 20, 2000
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