To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to impose limitations on the transfer of firearms by a person who has received official notice of the revocation of the Federal firearms dealer license of the person, or of the denial of the application of the person to renew such a license.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 30, 2008
Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person who has been notified by the Attorney General of a firearms license revocation or nonrenewal from transferring firearms from that person's business inventory into a personal collection of: (1) such person; (2) another unlicensed individual; or (3) an employee. Prohibits such person, individual, or employee, after such a revocation or nonrenewal, from transferring a firearm that had been in such inventory, except to another firearms licensee.
Requires license revocation notices to set forth the provisions of federal laws prohibiting an unlicensed individual from dealing in firearms.
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