Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to consider a legal alien to be a state resident for purposes of federal firearms possessions only if the alien is residing in a state in which he or she has resided for at least 90 days before the date of sale or delivery of a firearm.
Makes it illegal for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person is not a lawful U.S. permanent resident alien.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 903 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 903
To clarify State of residence requirements for aliens and nonimmigrant
requirements for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States
Code.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 8, 2013
Mr. Reid (for Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Whitehouse,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Reed)) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
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A BILL
To clarify State of residence requirements for aliens and nonimmigrant
requirements for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States
Code.
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 ``Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. STATE OF RESIDENCE CLARIFICATION.
Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 921, by adding at the end the following:
``(c) For purposes of this chapter, an alien, as defined in section
101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3)),
who is legally in the United States shall be considered to be a
resident of a State only if the alien--
``(1) is residing in the State; and
``(2) has resided in the State for not less than 90 days
before the date of sale or delivery of a firearm.''; and
(2) in section 922--
(A) in subsection (d)(5)(B), by striking ``(y)(2)''
and all that follows and inserting ``(y), is in the
United States not as an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence;'';
(B) in subsection (g)(5)(B), by striking ``(y)(2)''
and all that follows and inserting ``(y), is in the
United States not as an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence;''; and
(C) in subsection (y)--
(i) in the heading by striking ``Admitted
Under Nonimmigrant Visas'' and inserting ``Not
Lawfully Admitted for Permanent Residence'';
(ii) in paragraph (1), by amending
subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
``(B) the term `lawfully admitted for permanent residence'
has the same meaning as in section 101(a)(20) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)).'';
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``under
a nonimmigrant visa'' and inserting ``but not
lawfully admitted for permanent residence'';
and
(iv) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking
``admitted to the United States under a
nonimmigrant visa'' and inserting ``lawfully
admitted to the United States but not as an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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