U.S. Congress - S.2577 Gun Show Background Check Act of 2008
S.2577 - Gun Show Background Check Act of 2008
A bill to establish background check procedures for gun shows. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to establish background check procedures for gun shows. as introduced.
- Short: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2008 as introduced.
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1/30/2008--Introduced.Gun Show Background Check Act of 2008 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require registration of gun show promoters and to set forth the responsibilities of promoters, licensees, and other transferors.Provides that if any part of a firearm transactiOfficial Summary
1/30/2008--Introduced.Gun Show Background Check Act of 2008 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require registration of gun show promoters and to set forth the responsibilities of promoters, licensees, and other transferors.
Provides that if any part of a firearm transaction takes place at a gun show, each licensed importer, manufacturer, and dealer who transfers one or more firearms to a person who is not licensed shall, within ten days after the transfer, submit a report of the transfer to the Attorney General. Sets forth penalties for violations.
Grants the Attorney General authority to enter the place of business of any gun show promoter and any place where a gun show is held, during business hours and without a showing of reasonable cause or a warrant, for purposes of examining records and the inventory of licensees conducting business to determine compliance with this Act.
Increases penalties for:
(1) serious record-keeping violations by licensees; and
(2) violations of criminal background check requirements.
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The bill was introduced in the Senate and the number of the bill is S. 2577.The title of the bill is Gun Show Background Check Act of 2008.The commitee is the Committee on the Judiciary.The purpose of the bill is to establish background ...
Snowflakes in Hell » Blog Archive » Calling the Attack
I donât think there can be much doubt that closing the âgun show loopholeâ will be the biggest anti-gun priority at the federal level. Iâm not sure Iâd expect them to try to go much further than H.R. 96/S. 2577 on the gun show fron
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S.2577 Requires registration of every gun show visitor at the door-kills gun shows nationwide. If you donât vote for John McCain and get involved in the GOP 96-hour get-out-the-vote effort, please donât come whining to me, ...
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