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HR 891 107th Congress House

No Guns For Violent Perpetrators Act

Official title: To prohibit the possession of a firearm by an individual who has committed an act of juvenile delinquency that would be a violent felony if committed by an adult.

Introduced: March 6, 2001 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement AmmunitionEx-offendersFamiliesFirearms control
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Juvenile delinquencyJuvenile delinquentsYouth violence
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Mar 6, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 6, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E287)
Mar 6, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 9, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
No Guns for Violent Perpetrators Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the shipment, transportation, or possession of a firearm or ammunition by an individual who has committed an act of juvenile delinquency that would be a violent felony if committed by an adult.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 13, 2001
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Mar 6, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 6, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 891: No Guns For Violent Perpetrators Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-891/
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"H.R. 891: No Guns For Violent Perpetrators Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-891/.
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H.R. 891, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-891/.
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