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H. R. 955

To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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5, 2013 Mr. R

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(for himself and Ms. K

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) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hadiya Pendleton and

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Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms

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Act of 2013’’.

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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

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Sec.1.Short title. Sec.2.Table of contents. Sec.3.Anti-straw purchasing and firearms trafficking amendments. Sec.4.Amendments to section 922(d). Sec.5.Amendments to section 924(a).

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Sec.6.Amendments to section 924(h). Sec.7.Amendments to section 924(k).

SEC. 3. ANTI-STRAW PURCHASING AND FIREARMS TRAF-

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FICKING AMENDMENTS.

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(a) I

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.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United

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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-

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lowing:

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‘‘§932. Straw purchasing of firearms

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‘‘(a) For purposes of this section—

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‘‘(1) the term ‘crime of violence’ has the mean-

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ing given that term in section 924(c)(3);

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‘‘(2) the term ‘drug trafficking crime’ has the

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meaning given that term in section 924(c)(2); and

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‘‘(3) the term ‘purchases’ includes the receipt of

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any firearm by a person who does not own the fire-

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arm—

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‘‘(A) by way of pledge or pawn as security

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for the payment or repayment of money; or

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‘‘(B) on consignment.

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‘‘(b) It shall be unlawful for any person (other than

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a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed col-

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lector, or licensed dealer) to knowingly purchase, or at-

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tempt or conspire to purchase, any firearm in or otherwise

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affecting interstate or foreign commerce—

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‘‘(1) from a licensed importer, licensed manu-

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facturer, licensed collector, or licensed dealer for, on

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behalf of, or at the request or demand of any other

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person, known or unknown; or

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‘‘(2) from any person who is not a licensed im-

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porter, licensed manufacturer, licensed collector, or

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licensed dealer for, on behalf of, or at the request or

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demand of any other person, known or unknown,

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knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that

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such other person—

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‘‘(A) is under indictment for, or has been

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convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by

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imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year;

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‘‘(B) is a fugitive from justice;

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‘‘(C) is an unlawful user of or addicted to

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any controlled substance (as defined in section

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102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21

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U.S.C. 802));

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‘‘(D) has been adjudicated as a mental de-

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fective or has been committed to any mental in-

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stitution;

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‘‘(E) is an alien who—

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‘‘(i) is illegally or unlawfully in the

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United States; or

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‘‘(ii) except as provided in section

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922(y)(2), has been admitted to the United

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States under a nonimmigrant visa (as that

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