Firearm Commerce Modernization Act

Firearm Commerce Modernization Act - Amends Federal firearms provisions to permit a licensed importer, manufacturer, dealer, or collector to: (1) sell or deliver a firearm (currently, a rifle or shotgun) to a resident of a State other than a State in which the licensee's place of business is located or temporarily located if the transferee meets in person with the transferor to accomplish the transfer; and (2) conduct business temporarily at any gun show or event sponsored by any national, State, or local organization, or any affiliate devoted to the collection, competitive use, or other sporting use of firearms (currently, only at such a location in the State specified on the person's license).

Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to diminish the right of a licensee to conduct firearms transfers (currently, "curios or relics" firearms transfers) with another licensee away from the transferor's business premises.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1384 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1384

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain 
   procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain 
       Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2005

 Mr. Gingrey (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, 
Mr. Jindal, Mr. Souder, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
 McCotter, Mr. Duncan, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hensarling, Mrs. 
  Musgrave, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mr. 
Miller of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain 
   procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain 
       Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Firearm Commerce Modernization 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INTERSTATE FIREARMS TRANSACTIONS.

    (a) Firearms Dispositions.--Section 922(b)(3) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``rifle or shotgun'' and inserting 
        ``firearm''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``located,'' and inserting 
                ``located or temporarily located,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``both such States'' and inserting 
                ``the State in which the transfer is conducted and the 
                State of residence of the transferee''.
    (b) Dealer Location.--Section 923(j) of such title is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence by striking ``, and such location 
        is in the State which is specified on the license'';
            (2) by striking ```curios or relics'''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following: ``A licensee may 
        conduct firearms transfers and business in compliance with 
        applicable State and local law with any person not a licensee 
        at any location at which the licensee may conduct business 
        under this chapter.''.
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