Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/22/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-22Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-03-22Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-22 (00)
Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2021
This bill establishes a federal statutory framework to prohibit straw purchasing of firearms, trafficking in firearms, and related conduct.
A violator is subject to criminal and civil penalties, including the seizure and forfeiture of the firearms and ammunition involved in the offense, property constituting or derived from proceeds from the offense, and property used to commit or facilitate the offense.
The bill authorizes law enforcement to investigate straw purchasing and trafficking in firearms offenses using wiretaps (i.e., authorized interceptions of wire, electronic, or oral communications) and makes the offenses predicate offenses (i.e., underlying offenses) for prosecutions under the federal money laundering statute and the federal racketeering statute.
Cosponsors (3)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- John Reed (D-RI)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Firearms and explosives
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Immigration status and procedures
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Mental health
- Organized crime
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Terrorism
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Violent crime
- Visas and passports
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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