http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s649/text
It could be amended of course so this isn't necessarily final.
It could be amended of course so this isn't necessarily final.
A bill with the same language will be introduced in the HoR on Monday.
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Reps. Peter King and Mike Thompson are planning to introduce a House version of the compromise on background checks for gun buyers on Monday or Tuesday, King told POLITICO exclusively on Friday.
I will be introducing, along with Mike Thompson [D-Calif.], basically the House version of the Manchin-Toomey bill on Monday or Tuesday at the latest, the New York Republican said, referencing the bipartisan agreement on background checks reached this week between Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.).
He said the legislation will replicate what was agreed to by those senators, a bipartisan deal that expands background checks for commercial gun purchases, including those made at gun shows.
King, a moderate Republican who has long supported more far-reaching legislation on gun issues, said the pair felt that background checks were the best route to go, and credited his relationship with Toomey for some of the progress on the House version.
Ive known Pat from the House, he said. We started working with his office. Were going to introduce the bill, it will probably be Monday or Tuesday at the latest, it would be physically not possible to get it done today, but were having the legislative office draft a bill to be ready on Monday. Were also showing [it] to a number of possible other co-sponsors.
He said that Toomeys conservative credentials the senator is a former president of Club for Growth will be one factor that could generate more support among House Republicans, even as King acknowledged that not all of his GOP colleagues will be on board.
Were not talking about a majority, but a significant number realize we have to do something, he said. Certainly having Pat Toomey involved, who was such a solid conservative, and when you see the polls saying 90 percent [of Americans are] supporting [background checks], many Republicans see that as the way to go.
King added that when the time comes, if it comes to a vote, there will be significant support among Republicans.
The Long Island Republican told POLITICO that his thinking on guns is shaped from his experiences in New York, which has tough gun laws, but often sees gun violence result from weapons brought in from other states with looser restrictions, he said.
Virtually every time theres a murder in New York, the gun tracked comes from another state, King said, noting that he is the son of a cop and has worked closely with New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. He added, Unless theres a federal law with federal regulations people are going to get killed in New York. It has a very direct link to New York because of the fact that so many people, including cops, have been killed with guns obtained outside the state because there are no gun show background checks.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/...ll-monday-peter-king-89991.html#ixzz2QLqhQi4j
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Reps. Peter King and Mike Thompson are planning to introduce a House version of the compromise on background checks for gun buyers on Monday or Tuesday, King told POLITICO exclusively on Friday.
I will be introducing, along with Mike Thompson [D-Calif.], basically the House version of the Manchin-Toomey bill on Monday or Tuesday at the latest, the New York Republican said, referencing the bipartisan agreement on background checks reached this week between Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.).
He said the legislation will replicate what was agreed to by those senators, a bipartisan deal that expands background checks for commercial gun purchases, including those made at gun shows.
King, a moderate Republican who has long supported more far-reaching legislation on gun issues, said the pair felt that background checks were the best route to go, and credited his relationship with Toomey for some of the progress on the House version.
Ive known Pat from the House, he said. We started working with his office. Were going to introduce the bill, it will probably be Monday or Tuesday at the latest, it would be physically not possible to get it done today, but were having the legislative office draft a bill to be ready on Monday. Were also showing [it] to a number of possible other co-sponsors.
He said that Toomeys conservative credentials the senator is a former president of Club for Growth will be one factor that could generate more support among House Republicans, even as King acknowledged that not all of his GOP colleagues will be on board.
Were not talking about a majority, but a significant number realize we have to do something, he said. Certainly having Pat Toomey involved, who was such a solid conservative, and when you see the polls saying 90 percent [of Americans are] supporting [background checks], many Republicans see that as the way to go.
King added that when the time comes, if it comes to a vote, there will be significant support among Republicans.
The Long Island Republican told POLITICO that his thinking on guns is shaped from his experiences in New York, which has tough gun laws, but often sees gun violence result from weapons brought in from other states with looser restrictions, he said.
Virtually every time theres a murder in New York, the gun tracked comes from another state, King said, noting that he is the son of a cop and has worked closely with New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. He added, Unless theres a federal law with federal regulations people are going to get killed in New York. It has a very direct link to New York because of the fact that so many people, including cops, have been killed with guns obtained outside the state because there are no gun show background checks.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/...ll-monday-peter-king-89991.html#ixzz2QLqhQi4j
One problem in reviewing bills is that they are always amending previous bills, so you never actually see all of the actual language - without finding the older bill being amended. Then you have to find the previous bill they amended with that one, etc... If I am reading the info below correctly (taken from the text of S. 649), I would now have to use an FFL for a "transfer" of a firearm to a friend I have known for years. I am assuming the BOLDED references to licenses are meaning an FFL. Or am I mistaken?
SEC. 122. FIREARMS TRANSFERS.
(a) In General- Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by repealing subsection (s);
(2) by redesignating subsection (t) as subsection (s);
(3) in subsection (s), as redesignated--
(A) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking ‘(as defined in subsection (s)(8))’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘(7) In this subsection, the term ‘chief law enforcement officer’ means the chief of police, the sheriff, or an equivalent officer or the designee of any such individual.’; and
(4) by inserting after subsection (s), as redesignated, the following:
‘(t)(1) Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, it shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this chapter to transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken possession of the firearm for the purpose of complying with subsection (s). Upon taking possession of the firearm, the licensee shall comply with all requirements of this chapter as if the licensee were transferring the firearm from the licensee’s inventory to the unlicensed transferee.
‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
‘(A) bona fide gifts between spouses, between parents and their children, between siblings, or between grandparents and their grandchildren;
‘(B) a transfer made from a decedent’s estate, pursuant to a legal will or the operation of law;
‘(C) a temporary transfer of possession that occurs between an unlicensed transferor and an unlicensed transferee, if--
‘(i) the temporary transfer of possession occurs in the home or curtilage of the unlicensed transferor;
‘(ii) the firearm is not removed from that home or curtilage during the temporary transfer; and
‘(iii) the transfer has a duration of less than 7 days; and
‘(D) a temporary transfer of possession without transfer of title made in connection with lawful hunting or sporting purposes if the transfer occurs--
‘(i) at a shooting range located in or on premises owned or occupied by a duly incorporated organization organized for conservation purposes or to foster proficiency in firearms and the firearm is, at all times, kept within the premises of the shooting range;
‘(ii) at a target firearm shooting competition under the auspices of or approved by a State agency or nonprofit organization and the firearm is, at all times, kept within the premises of the shooting competition; or
‘(iii) while hunting or trapping, if--
‘(I) the activity is legal in all places where the unlicensed transferee possesses the firearm;
‘(II) the temporary transfer of possession occurs during the designated hunting season; and
‘(III) the unlicensed transferee holds any required license or permit.
‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘transfer’--
‘(A) shall include a sale, gift, loan, return from pawn or consignment, or other disposition; and
‘(B) shall not include temporary possession of the firearm for purposes of examination or evaluation by a prospective transferee while in the presence of the prospective transferee
SEC. 122. FIREARMS TRANSFERS.
(a) In General- Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by repealing subsection (s);
(2) by redesignating subsection (t) as subsection (s);
(3) in subsection (s), as redesignated--
(A) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking ‘(as defined in subsection (s)(8))’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘(7) In this subsection, the term ‘chief law enforcement officer’ means the chief of police, the sheriff, or an equivalent officer or the designee of any such individual.’; and
(4) by inserting after subsection (s), as redesignated, the following:
‘(t)(1) Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013, it shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this chapter to transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken possession of the firearm for the purpose of complying with subsection (s). Upon taking possession of the firearm, the licensee shall comply with all requirements of this chapter as if the licensee were transferring the firearm from the licensee’s inventory to the unlicensed transferee.
‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
‘(A) bona fide gifts between spouses, between parents and their children, between siblings, or between grandparents and their grandchildren;
‘(B) a transfer made from a decedent’s estate, pursuant to a legal will or the operation of law;
‘(C) a temporary transfer of possession that occurs between an unlicensed transferor and an unlicensed transferee, if--
‘(i) the temporary transfer of possession occurs in the home or curtilage of the unlicensed transferor;
‘(ii) the firearm is not removed from that home or curtilage during the temporary transfer; and
‘(iii) the transfer has a duration of less than 7 days; and
‘(D) a temporary transfer of possession without transfer of title made in connection with lawful hunting or sporting purposes if the transfer occurs--
‘(i) at a shooting range located in or on premises owned or occupied by a duly incorporated organization organized for conservation purposes or to foster proficiency in firearms and the firearm is, at all times, kept within the premises of the shooting range;
‘(ii) at a target firearm shooting competition under the auspices of or approved by a State agency or nonprofit organization and the firearm is, at all times, kept within the premises of the shooting competition; or
‘(iii) while hunting or trapping, if--
‘(I) the activity is legal in all places where the unlicensed transferee possesses the firearm;
‘(II) the temporary transfer of possession occurs during the designated hunting season; and
‘(III) the unlicensed transferee holds any required license or permit.
‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘transfer’--
‘(A) shall include a sale, gift, loan, return from pawn or consignment, or other disposition; and
‘(B) shall not include temporary possession of the firearm for purposes of examination or evaluation by a prospective transferee while in the presence of the prospective transferee
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