Federal Firearm Licensee Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings establishing the rationale for strengthening federal regulation of firearm dealers, citing outdated laws, the Tiahrt Amendments limiting ATF authority, insufficient security requirements, establishes new definitions in federal firearms law including facilitator (online marketplace platforms for firearms sales), occasional transactions, personal collection, business inventory firearm, frame, receiver, and repeals the temporary Brady provision (Section 922(s)) that provided an interim process for handgun purchase background checks, consolidating all background check requirements under subsection (t). It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, repeal, and product standards. The main policy areas are Trade, Firearms, Criminal Justice, and Technology.
Who Benefits and How
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives could gain revenue opportunities, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) could gain revenue opportunities, and ATF and federal law enforcement could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Licensed firearm dealers would take on compliance duties, Licensed firearms manufacturers and importers would take on compliance duties, and Online firearms marketplace platforms (GunBroker, Armslist, etc.) would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates congressional findings establishing the rationale for strengthening federal regulation of firearm dealers, citing outdated laws, the Tiahrt Amendments limiting ATF authority, insufficient security requirements...
- Establishes new definitions in federal firearms law including facilitator (online marketplace platforms for firearms sales), occasional transactions, personal collection, business inventory firearm, frame, receiver...
- Repeals the temporary Brady provision (Section 922(s)) that provided an interim process for handgun purchase background checks, consolidating all background check requirements under subsection (t).
- Requires licensed firearm dealers to submit security plans with license applications describing how premises will be secured from theft, including during emergencies.
- Requires quarterly physical inventory checks of firearms by licensees and reporting of lost, stolen, or unaccounted-for firearms to the Attorney General and local authorities.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings establishing the rationale for strengthening federal regulation of firearm dealers, citing outdated laws, the Tiahrt Amendments limiting ATF authority, insufficient security requirements, establishes new definitions in federal firearms law including facilitator (online marketplace platforms for firearms sales), occasional transactions, personal collection, business inventory firearm, frame, receiver, and repeals the temporary Brady provision (Section 922(s)) that provided an interim process for handgun purchase background checks, consolidating all background check requirements under subsection (t).
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Firearms, Criminal Justice, Technology
Primary Purpose
The bill creates congressional findings establishing the rationale for strengthening federal regulation of firearm dealers, citing outdated laws, the Tiahrt Amendments limiting ATF authority, insufficient security requirements, establishes new definitions in federal firearms law including facilitator (online marketplace platforms for firearms sales), occasional transactions, personal collection, business inventory firearm, frame, receiver, and repeals the temporary Brady provision (Section 922(s)) that provided an interim process for handgun purchase background checks, consolidating all background check requirements under subsection (t).
Policy Domains
Federal Firearm Licensee Act
Identified Gains
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
- ATF and federal law enforcement
- ATF National Tracing Center
- Video surveillance equipment providers
Identified Costs
- Licensed firearm dealers
- Licensed firearms manufacturers and importers
- Online firearms marketplace platforms (GunBroker, Armslist, etc.)
- Licensed firearm dealers facing license actions
- Licensed firearm dealers facing indictments
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
All licensed firearm dealers, Employees of firearm dealerships, Employees of licensed firearm dealers
Licensed firearm dealers faces effects in multiple directions
ATF National Tracing Center, ATF and federal law enforcement, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives faces effects in multiple directions
Firearm purchasers buying multiple weapons, Private sellers using online platforms
Security systems and safe manufacturers, Video surveillance equipment providers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_licensee"
- → Federal firearms licensee (dealer, manufacturer, importer, collector, or facilitator)
- "the_attorney_general"
- → United States Attorney General
- "the_national_tracing_center"
- → National Tracing Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The part of a handgun, or a variant thereof, that provides housing or a structure for the primary energized component designed to hold back the hammer, striker, bolt, or similar component prior to initiation of the firing sequence
The part of a rifle, shotgun, or projectile weapon other than a handgun that provides housing or a structure for the primary component designed to block or seal the breech prior to initiation of the firing sequence
With respect to transactions, fewer than 5 transactions in a 12-month period
Any person engaged in the business of hosting a commercial marketplace in which offers for firearm sales, purchases, or other transfers are allowed to be made, with exception for platforms that prohibit such transactions in their terms of service and make good faith enforcement efforts through quarterly audits
A licensed dealer whom the Attorney General determines to be high-risk based on considerations including: (1) reporting a lost or stolen firearm in the preceding 5 years, (2) receiving a violation report, warning letter, or warning conference in the preceding 10 years, or (3) multiple firearms traced to crimes within 3 years after sale in the preceding year
Any firearm obtained only for the personal use of an individual and not for the purpose of selling or trading, except that a firearm obtained through inheritance shall not be considered part of a personal collection until the firearm has been possessed for 1 year
Any repeating shotgun that utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing shell to extract the fired shell casing and chamber the next round, and requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each shell
A firearm required by law to be recorded in the acquisition and disposition logs of any firearms business of the person
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