Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 3/21/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- 2017-03-09Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-03-09Introduced in House
- 2017-03-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-09 (00)
Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make trafficking in firearms a crime. Specifically, it prohibits:
- purchasing or transferring a firearm with the intent to deliver it to a prohibited person;
- providing false or misleading material information in connection with a firearm purchase or transfer; and
- directing, promoting, or facilitating such prohibited conduct.
The prohibition does not apply to a firearm lawfully acquired to give as a gift or lawfully received as a gift.
A person who commits a gun trafficking offense is subject to a prison term of up to 20 years (or 25 years if such person also acted as an organizer). A person who conspires to commit a gun trafficking offense is subject to a prison term of up to 10 years.
The U.S. Sentencing Commission must review and, if appropriate, amend the sentencing guidelines and policy statements that apply to persons convicted of trafficking in firearms.
Cosponsors (20)
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD)
- Patrick Meehan (R-PA)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- Daniel Donovan (R-NY)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- GREGORY MEEKS (D-NY)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Niki Tsongas (D-MA)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM)
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- JAMES LANGEVIN (D-RI)
- Daniel Lipinski (D-IL)
- WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Firearms and explosives
- Smuggling and trafficking
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
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