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H.R. 4559 (106th)

Community Protection From Firearms' Giveaways Act

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Introduced

25 May 2000

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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20 August 2025

Summary

Community Protection From Firearms' Giveaways Act - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit an individual who is not a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from transferring a firearm won in a lottery to the winner unless: (1) a licensed dealer contacts the national instant criminal background check system; (2) the system provides the licensee with a unique identification number, or five business days have elapsed since the licensee contacted the system and the system has not notified the licensee that the receipt of a firearm by the winner would violate the Act; and (3) the individual and the licensee have verified the identity of the winner by examining a valid identification document containing the winner's photograph.

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