To amend title 18, United States Code, to combat straw purchases of firearms.
United States115th CongressHR-5134House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 20, 2018
Summary
STOP Straw Purchases Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish new offenses: for inducing another person to make false statements to a licensed gun dealer about the actual identity of a firearm purchaser, and for obtaining a firearm by inducing another person to make false statements to a licensed gun dealer claiming to be the actual firearm purchaser. Additionally, it establishes an enhanced penalty for a criminal offense involving a false statement to a licensed gun dealer in connection with a firearm acquisition, if the false statement misrepresents the actual identify of a firearm purchaser. Finally, the bill directs the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to include, on the Firearms Transaction Record form, a statement outlining penalties for acting as the straw purchaser of a firearm.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
House of Representatives
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