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Shown Here: Introduced in House (03/23/2017)
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 1708 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1708
To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by,
a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance
coverage.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 23, 2017
Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Hastings, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Quigley) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by,
a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance
coverage.
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 ``Firearm Risk Protection Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS ON SALE OF FIREARM TO, AND PURCHASE OF FIREARM BY,
A PERSON NOT COVERED BY APPROPRIATE LIABILITY INSURANCE.
(a) Prohibitions.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(aa)(1)(A)(i) It shall be unlawful for a person to purchase a
firearm unless, at the time of the purchase, the purchaser presents to
the seller proof that the purchaser is covered by a qualified liability
insurance policy.
``(ii) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell a firearm unless,
at the time of the sale, the seller verifies that the purchaser is
covered by a qualified liability insurance policy.
``(iii) It shall be unlawful for a person who owns a firearm
purchased on or after the effective date of this subsection not to be
covered by a qualified liability insurance policy.
``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the purchase or sale of a
firearm for the use of the United States or any department or agency of
the United States, or any State or any department, agency, or political
subdivision of a State.
``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `qualified liability insurance
policy' means, with respect to the purchaser of a firearm, a policy
that--
``(A) provides liability insurance covering the purchaser
specifically for losses resulting from use of the firearm while
it is owned by the purchaser; and
``(B) is issued by an insurer licensed or authorized to
provide the coverage by the State insurance regulatory
authority for the State in which the purchaser resides.''.
(b) Penalty.--Section 924 of such title is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(q) Whoever violates section 922(aa) shall be fined not more than
$10,000.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to conduct engaged in after the 180-day period that begins with
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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