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Proposed bill to ban mail order ammo sales

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edited April 2002 in General Discussion
HR 4101 IH 107th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4101 To amend title 18, United States Code,
to require firearms, ammunition, and explosives purchases to be made in person and to require
records to be kept of the means by which the purchases are made. IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 9, 2002 Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. GEORGE
MILLER of California, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. MCGOVERN,
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. CLAY, and Ms. WOOLSEY)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To
amend title 18, United States Code, to require firearms, ammunition, and explosives purchases
to be made in person and to require records to be kept of the means by which the purchases
are made. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the
`Electronic Commerce Crime Prevention and Protection Act'. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT
FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, AND EXPLOSIVES PURCHASES BE MADE IN PERSON;
RECORDATION OF THE MEANS BY WHICH THE PURCHASES ARE MADE. (a)
FIREARMS- Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking `and' at the end of subparagraph (B)(ii); (B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (C); and (C) by adding at the end the following: `(D) any thing of value accepted
by the licensee in exchange for the firearm is presented in person by the transferee at the time
of the transfer.'; and (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting `and a detailed description of any thing of
value accepted by the licensee in exchange for the firearm' before the period. (b)
AMMUNITION- (1) IN GENERAL- Section 922 of such title is amended by inserting after
subsection (y) the following: `(z)(1) It shall be unlawful for a licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell ammunition to a person not licensed under this chapter
unless any thing of value accepted by the licensee in exchange for the ammunition is presented
in person by the transferee at the time of the transfer. `(2) A licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, or licensed dealer who sells ammunition to a person not licensed under this
chapter shall include in the record of the transfer a detailed description of any thing of value
accepted by the licensee in exchange for the ammunition.'. (2) PENALTIES- Section 924(a)(5)
of such title is amended by striking `or (t)' and inserting `, (t), or (z)'. (c) EXPLOSIVES- Section
842 of such title is amended-- (1) in subsection (f), by inserting `, and a detailed description of
any thing of value accepted by the licensee or permittee in exchange for any explosive
materials so distributed' before the period at the end of the 1st sentence; and (2) by adding at
the end the following: `(q) It shall be unlawful for a licensee or permittee knowingly to sell any
explosive materials to any transferee who is not a licensee or permittee, unless any thing of
value accepted by the licensee or permittee in exchange for the explosive materials is
presented in person by the transferee at the time of the transfer.'.




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