[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 125 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 125
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for a 7-day waiting
period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing
ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 4, 2021
Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for a 7-day waiting
period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing
ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Safety: Not Sorry Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) There is nearly one mass shooting per day in the United
States--355 mass shootings in 2015.
(2) In December 2012, a gunman walked into Sandy Hook
Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and killed 20
children, 6 adults, and himself.
(3) Since December 2012, there have been at least 1,518
mass shootings, with at least 1,715 people killed and 6,089
wounded.
(4) On the night of October 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire
on a large crowd of concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest music
festival on the Las Vegas Strip, leaving 58 people dead and 527
injured.
(5) Every day, on average, 92 Americans are victims of gun
violence, resulting in more than 33,000 deaths annually.
(6) States with higher gun ownership rates have higher gun
murder rates--as much as 114 percent higher than States with
lower gun ownership rates.
(7) A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention looking at 30 years of homicide data found that for
every 1 percent increase in a State's gun ownership rate, there
is a nearly 1 percent increase in its firearm homicide rate.
(8) Gun death rates are generally lower in States with
restrictions such as safe storage requirements or assault
weapons bans.
(9) Mass shootings stopped by armed civilians in the past
33 years: 0.
(10) Because more than 75 percent of the weapons used in
mass shootings between 1982 and 2012 were obtained legally,
stronger legislation is needed to prevent guns from getting
into the wrong hands.
SEC. 3. 7-DAY WAITING PERIOD REQUIRED BEFORE TRANSFERRING A
SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM, A SILENCER, ARMOR PIERCING
AMMUNITION, OR A LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION MAGAZINE.
(a) Transfers by Licensed Importers, Licensed Manufacturers, or
Licensed Dealers to Persons Not So Licensed.--Section 922(t) of title
18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``, armor piercing ammunition, or
a large capacity ammunition magazine'' after
``firearm'' the first place it appears; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
``(B)(i) in the case of a transfer not referred to in
clause (ii)--
``(I) the system provides the licensee with a
unique identification number; or
``(II) 3 business days (meaning a day on which
State offices are open) have elapsed since the licensee
contacted the system, and the system has not notified
the licensee that the receipt of a firearm by such
other person would violate subsection (g) or (n) of
this section; and
``(ii) in the case of the transfer of a semiautomatic
firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large
capacity ammunition magazine, 7 business days (meaning a day on
which State offices are open) have elapsed since the licensee
contacted the system, and the system has not notified the
licensee that the receipt of the firearm or ammunition involved
by such other person would violate subsection (g) or (n) of
this section; and'';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``firearm'' the first
place it appears;
(3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, armor piercing
ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine'' after
``firearm'' the second place it appears;
(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, armor piercing
ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine'' after
``firearm'' the first place it appears; and
(5) in paragraph (6)--
(A) by inserting ``, armor piercing ammunition, or
a large capacity ammunition magazine'' after
``firearm'' the first place it appears; and
(B) by striking ``the firearm'' and inserting ``a
firearm''.
(b) Transfers Between Persons Who Are Not Licensed Importers,
Licensed Manufacturers, or Licensed Dealers.--
(1) Prohibition.--Section 922 of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(aa) It shall be unlawful for a person who is not a licensed
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, in or affecting
interstate or foreign commerce, to transfer to another person not so
licensed a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing
ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine, unless at least 7
business days (meaning a day on which State offices are open) have
elapsed since the transferee most recently offered or agreed to acquire
the semiautomatic firearm, silencer, ammunition, or magazine, as the
case may be, from the transferor.''.
(2) Penalties.--Section 924(a)(5) of such title is amended
by striking ``or (t)'' and inserting ``, (t), or (aa)''.
(c) Definitions.--Section 921(a) of such title is amended by
inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
``(30) The term `semiautomatic firearm' means any repeating firearm
which utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract
the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round, and which requires
a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge.
``(31) The term `large capacity ammunition magazine' means a
magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a capacity
of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than
10 rounds of ammunition.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to conduct engaged in after the 30-day period that begins with
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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