S. 1397 – Protecting the Second Amendment Act

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The Protecting the Second Amendment Act aims to eliminate certain reporting obligations for federal firearms licensees. It stops any routine or ongoing reporting that is triggered solely by where a license holder lives or by the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or a particular type of rifle or shotgun, to the same individual. The bill affects people who hold a license under 18 U.S.C. § 923, which covers certain firearms dealers and manufacturers.

Key Provisions

Prohibits any generalized, routine, or ongoing reporting requirement for a person licensed under 18 U.S.C. § 923 that is based on the licensee’s geographic location
Bars reporting requirements that arise from the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

June 21, 2017

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SenateIntro Referral

Introduced in Senate

June 21, 2017

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

June 21, 2017

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Introduced in SenateIssued June 21, 2017

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115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1397

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 21, 2017

Mr. Strange (for himself, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To nullify any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting requirement imposed on a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, that is based on the geographic location in which the licensee is located or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Second Amendment Act.

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Nullification of any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting requirement imposed on a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, that is based on the geographic location in which the licensee is located or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person

No person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, shall be subject to any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting requirement based on the geographic location in which the licensee is located or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person.