legislation: 106-hr-4915
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| 106-hr-4915 | 106 | hr | 4915 | Handgun Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2000 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 2000-07-20 | 2000-07-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. | House | Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] | MA | D | M000627 | 12 | Handgun Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2000 - Title I: Licensing - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit persons other than a licensed importer, manufacturer, dealer, or collector (licensee) from possessing a handgun unless such person has been issued a handgun license under this Act or pursuant to a certified State handgun licensing and record of sale system.Title II: Record of Sale or Transfer - Provides criminal penalties for the unauthorized sale or transfer of a handgun. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and maintain a Federal handgun record of sale system.Title III: Additional Prohibitions - Provides additional prohibitions on the: (1) unauthorized sale, delivery, or transfer of a handgun to any person other than a licensee, with an exception; (2) failure to maintain or permit inspection of records; (3) failure to report loss or theft of a firearm; and (4) failure to provide notice of a licensee change of address.Outlines provisions for the prevention of child access to firearms and their ammunition.Title IV: Enforcement - Provides criminal penalties for violations of requirements under this Act.Title V: Firearm Injury Information and Research - Requires the Secretary to establish and maintain a firearm injury information clearinghouse, conduct continuing studies and investigations of firearms-related deaths and injuries, and collect and maintain current production and sales figures for each licensed firearm manufacturer.Title VI: Effect on State Law - Authorizes the Secretary to certify State handgun licensing and record of sale systems.Title VII: Relationship to Other Law - Subordinates provisions of this Act to provisions of the Arms Export Control Act.Title VIII: Inapplicability - Makes this Act inapplicable to official conduct of Federal or State governmental authorities.Title IX: Effective Date - Makes this Act effective one year after enactment. | 2025-08-20T14:16:52Z |