Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB117
Legislation Overview
Title: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013
Subject: Criminal justice information and records: Firearms and explosives: Government information and archives: Licensing and registrations: Crime and law enforcement
Description: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to direct the Attorney General to establish a federal system for the licensing and registration of all handguns in the United States, including a method for easily retrieving information sufficient to identify each resident of a state who owns, possesses, or controls a handgun and each such handgun. Prohibits the ownership, possession, or control of a handgun in a state by a person who: (1) is not licensed under such system; and (2) has not registered the handgun with a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency. Provides for a fine and/or imprisonment not less than 15 years for violations. Prohibits the court from suspending a sentence of imprisonment or imposing a probationary sentence for anyone who knowingly violates such prohibition. Exempts states the Attorney General certifies have in effect such a licensing and registration system that imposes criminal penalties on anyone who owns, possesses, or controls a handgun and who: (1) has not completed training in firearms safety; (2) is not licensed by the state to possess a handgun; or (3) has not registered the handgun with a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Last Action Date: January 25, 2013
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN00117:@@@L&summ2=m&
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Holt, Rush D.; Bishop, Timothy H.; Doyle, Michael F.;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (3 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 25, 2013 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. |
| House | Jan 3, 2013 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 10 2013 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
