SAFER Now Act

Summary

Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act or the SAFER Now Act This bill amends the federal criminal code, the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968: to prohibit a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check; to make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD), subject to specified exceptions and limitations; to require a gun dealer to conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between unlicensed persons; to require law enforcement agencies to be notified when a prohibited person attempts to purchase a grandfathered SAW; to allow a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program; to require a person who operates a gun show to meet certain requirements (e.g., minimum age and registration); to prohibit a firearm transfer between unlicensed persons at a gun show unless certain conditions are met; to make trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense; and to prohibit firearm sale or disposition to or receipt or possession by a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking.

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Timeline

1. 26 March 2018

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 March 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 March 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 30 April 2018

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 March 2018 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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Sponsors

• Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017
• related to → Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017
• related to → Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act
• related to → Background Check Completion Act of 2017
• related to → Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
• related to → Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
• related to → Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017
• related to → Keep Americans Safe Act
• related to ← Assault Weapons Ban and Regulatory Reform Act of 2018

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