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H.R. 45

mlands

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Below isthe worst anti-gun bill in years and wouldallow the federal government to monitor all sales of firearms and more. This isour new Attorney General's baby.Stop this bill now. Please pass the word and contact your Congressman and Senator today and tell him you WILLNOTsupport any member of Congress who supports HR 45!If this bill passes ourgun rights willequalthose ofNazi Germany.


1/6/2009--Introduced.
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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The United States does not have the authority to do what that quoted language suggests. I don't think that has any chance of going anywhere, and is being done purely for political purposes. I think that some of this crap is generated using the language it does precisely because the author / sponsor knows it doesn't have a snowball's chance in the Mojave of passing, but he can say to the people who put up the money to get him elected that he tried to do what they wanted.
 
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