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Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013

Introduced: January 22, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jan 22, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 22, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require registration of gun show promoters and to set forth the responsibilities of promoters, licensees, and other transferors.

Provides that if any part of a firearm transaction takes place at a gun show, each licensed importer, manufacturer, and dealer who transfers one or more firearms to a person who is not licensed shall, within 10 days after the transfer, submit a report of the transfer to the Attorney General. Sets forth penalties for violations.

Grants the Attorney General authority to enter the place of business of any gun show promoter and any place where a gun show is held, during business hours and without a showing of reasonable cause or a warrant, for purposes of examining records and the inventory of licensees conducting business to determine compliance with this Act.

Increases penalties for: (1) serious record-keeping violations by licensees, and (2) violations of criminal background check requirements.

What's happening now January 22, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 16, 2013
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 24, 2013
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 22, 2013
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jan 22, 2013
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 22, 2013
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 22, 2013
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 22, 2013
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 22, 2013
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 22, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-22/
MLA
"S. 22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-22/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 22, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-22/.
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[S. 22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-22/)
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