While you were fa$cinated with the "$timul$" being ru$ed through in this "transparent" administration ....
others were busily working on more gun control!H.R. 45
More Gun Control at the Federal Level(So much for states rights ... )
Friday, January 23, 2009
U.S. Representative Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) recently sponsored H.R. 45, also known as “Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act.” The bill is, at its core and as its name implies, a licensing and registration scheme.
The measure calls for all handgun owners to submit to the federal government an application that shall include, among many other things: a photo; an address; a thumbprint; a completed, written firearm safety test; private mental health records; and a fee. And those are only some of the requirements to be licensed!
The bill would further require the attorney general to establish a database of every handgun sale, transfer, and owner’s address in America. Moreover, the bill would make it illegal to own or possess a “qualifying firearm” — defined as “any handgun; or any semiautomatic firearm that can accept any detachable ammunition feeding device…” [emphasis added] without one of the proposed licenses.
Additionally, the bill would make it illegal to transfer ownership of a “qualifying firearm” to anyone who is not a licensed gun dealer or collector (with very few exceptions), and would require “qualifying firearm” owners to report all transfers to the attorney general’s database. It would also be illegal for a licensed gun owner to fail to record a gun loss or theft within 72 hours, or fail to report a change of address within 60 days. Further, if a minor obtains a firearm and injures someone with it, the owner of the firearm may face a multiple-year jail sentence. For ALL the details you need to read the actual bill. The devil is ALWAYS in the details and this one is no exception.
H.R. 45 is essentially a reintroduction of H.R. 2666, which Rush introduced in 2007. H.R. 2666 contained much of the same language as H.R. 45, and was co-sponsored by several well-known anti-gun legislators—including Barack Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel. H.R. 45 currently has no co-sponsors.
Here's a summary of H.R. 45:Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit a person from possessing a firearm unless that person has been issued a firearm license under this Act or a state system certified under this Act and such license has not been invalidated or revoked. Prescribes license application, issuance, and renewal requirements.
Prohibits transferring or receiving a qualifying firearm unless the recipient presents a valid firearms license, the license is verified, and the dealer records a tracking authorization number. Prescribes firearms transfer reporting and record keeping requirements. Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain a federal record of sale system.
Prohibits:(1) transferring a firearm to any person other than a licensee, unless the transfer is processed through a licensed dealer in accordance with national instant criminal background check system requirements, with exceptions;
(2) a licensed manufacturer or dealer from failing to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements of this Act;
(3) failing to report the loss or theft of the firearm to the Attorney General within 72 hours;
(4) failing to report to the Attorney General an address change within 60 days; or
(5) keeping a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition for the firearm, knowingly or recklessly disregarding the risk that a child is capable of gaining access, if a child uses the firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury.
Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of firearms provisions covered by this Act.
Directs the Attorney General to:(1) establish and maintain a firearm injury information clearinghouse;
(2) conduct continuing studies and investigations of firearm-related deaths and injuries; and
(3) collect and maintain current production and sales figures of each licensed manufacturer.
Authorizes the Attorney General to certify state firearm licensing or record of sale systems.
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So much for states rights! It will be at the Federal level.
One nifty government database at the Federal level!
BTW here's H.R. 2666
Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1]
(introduced 6/11/2007) Cosponsors (16)
I was curious about the cosponsors so I share them with you:
Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] - 7/12/2007
Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 9/26/2007
Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] - 7/19/2007
Rep Emanuel, Rahm [IL-5] - 7/26/2007
Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] - 9/5/2007
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] - 7/19/2007
Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] - 7/26/2007
Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [IL-2] - 7/26/2007
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 7/26/2007
Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] - 11/5/2007
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 7/12/2007
Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 7/19/2007
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 7/19/2007
Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2] - 7/26/2007
Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] - 7/19/2007
Rep Wynn, Albert Russell [MD-4] - 9/5/2007
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I'm quite sure that criminals with illegal guns will take this very seriously.
