Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2021 This bill establishes a federal statutory framework to prohibit straw purchasing of firearms, trafficking in firearms, and related conduct. A violator is subject to criminal and civil penalties, including the seizure and forfeiture of the firearms and ammunition involved in the offense, property constituting or derived from proceeds from the offense, and property used to commit or facilitate the offense. The bill authorizes law enforcement to investigate straw purchasing and trafficking in firearms offenses using wiretaps (i.e., authorized interceptions of wire, electronic, or oral communications) and makes the offenses predicate offenses (i.e., underlying offenses) for prosecutions under the federal money laundering statute and the federal racketeering statute.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBorder security and unlawful immigrationCriminal procedure and sentencingDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFirearms and explosivesFraud offenses and financial crimesImmigration status and proceduresLaw enforcement administration and fundingMental healthOrganized crimeSmuggling and traffickingTerrorismU.S. Sentencing CommissionViolent crimeVisas and passports
Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-878| Senate
| Updated: 3/22/2021
Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2021 This bill establishes a federal statutory framework to prohibit straw purchasing of firearms, trafficking in firearms, and related conduct. A violator is subject to criminal and civil penalties, including the seizure and forfeiture of the firearms and ammunition involved in the offense, property constituting or derived from proceeds from the offense, and property used to commit or facilitate the offense. The bill authorizes law enforcement to investigate straw purchasing and trafficking in firearms offenses using wiretaps (i.e., authorized interceptions of wire, electronic, or oral communications) and makes the offenses predicate offenses (i.e., underlying offenses) for prosecutions under the federal money laundering statute and the federal racketeering statute.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBorder security and unlawful immigrationCriminal procedure and sentencingDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFirearms and explosivesFraud offenses and financial crimesImmigration status and proceduresLaw enforcement administration and fundingMental healthOrganized crimeSmuggling and traffickingTerrorismU.S. Sentencing CommissionViolent crimeVisas and passports