Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act

Summary

Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act - Makes it unlawful for any licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an unlicensed individual unless: (1) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by the individual, the transferor has received a statement of eligibility from the individual, has notified the chief law enforcement officer for such individual's place of residence about the proposed transfer, and either has received a response indicating that such transfer is not prohibited by law or has not received a response indicating otherwise within seven days; (2) the individual has presented to the transferor a statement from the officer, issued in the past ten days, that the individual requires a handgun because of a threat to him or his family; (3) the individual has presented to the transferor a permit to possess a handgun that has been issued in the past five years by the State in which the transfer is to take place under a State law which requires law enforcement verification of the individual's legal qualification to possess a handgun; (4) State law either requires a waiting period of at least seven days or requires that an authorized government official verifies that the information available to such official does not indicate that possession of a handgun by the purchaser would be unlawful; or (5) the transferor has received a report from any system of felon identification established by the Attorney General under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 that the individual's possession or receipt of the handgun would not violate Federal, State, or local law. Requires the statement of eligibility to include a statement that the individual: (1) is not under indictment for and has not been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; (2) is not a fugitive; (3) is not an unlawful user of, or addicted to, a controlled substance; (4) has not been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution; (5) is not an alien who is illegally in the United States; (6) has not been dishonorably discharged from the armed forces; and (7) is not a person who has renounced U.S. citizenship. Requires any transferor who, after a transfer, receives a report from such officer that receipt or possession of the handgun by the individual violates the law, to: (1) furnish information about the transfer and the individual to the chief law enforcement officer of the transferor's place of business and the individual's place of residence; and (2) keep confidential any information received which is not otherwise available to the public, with exceptions. Requires a transferor to retain a copy of the individual's statement. Requires the law enforcement officer to destroy any copy of the individual's sworn statement and any record containing information derived from such statement within 30 days, unless such officer determines that the transaction would violate Federal, State, or local law.

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Timeline

1. 3 January 1991

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 January 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 January 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 11 March 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.

   Source: Committee

5. 21 March 1991

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 10 April 1991

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 10 April 1991

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

   Source: Committee

8. 23 April 1991

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 23 April 1991

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

10. 2 May 1991

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.

    Source: Calendars

11. 2 May 1991

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 102-47.

    Source: Committee

12. 2 May 1991

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 102-47.

    Source: Committee

13. 7 May 1991

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 144 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com mittee on the Judiciary now printed in t he bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule. Measure will be considered rea d. A specified amendment is in or der. No amendment except an amendme nt in the nature of a substitute consisting of t he text printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be in order. Said amendment must be offered by Mr. Stagger s or his designee and shall be consider ed read. Said amendment, if offered, sha ll be debatable for not to exceed one hour, equally divided and controlled, and shall not be subject to amendment.

    Source: Floor

14. 8 May 1991

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

15. 8 May 1991

    Vote

    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 239 - 186 (Roll no. 83).

    Source: Floor

16. 8 May 1991

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 239 - 186 (Roll no. 83).

    Source: Floor

17. 8 May 1991

    Vote

    On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 162 - 265 (Roll no. 82).

    Source: Floor

18. 8 May 1991

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

19. 8 May 1991

    Floor

    Mr. McCollum moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.

    Source: Floor

20. 8 May 1991

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

    Source: Floor

21. 8 May 1991

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 7.

    Source: Floor

22. 8 May 1991

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Steny H. Hoyer to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

23. 8 May 1991

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 144 and Rule XXIII.

    Source: Floor

24. 8 May 1991

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com mittee on the Judiciary now printed in t he bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule. Measure will be considered rea d. A specified amendment is in or der. No amendment except an amendme nt in the nature of a substitute consisting of t he text printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be in order. Said amendment must be offered by Mr. Stagger s or his designee and shall be consider ed read. Said amendment, if offered, sha ll be debatable for not to exceed one hour, equally divided and controlled, and shall not be subject to amendment.

    Source: Floor

25. 8 May 1991

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 144.

    Source: Floor

26. 8 May 1991

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 144 passed House.

    Source: Floor

27. 9 May 1991

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    Source: IntroReferral

28. 15 May 1991

    Calendars

    Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

    Source: Calendars

29. 3 June 1991

    Calendars

    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 101.

    Source: Calendars

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• related to → Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) to amend title 18, United States Code, to require a waiting period before the purchase of a handgun.
• related to ← Violent Crime Prevention Act of 1991
• amends ← Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to require handgun dealers to call a toll free number established by the Department of Justice for an instantaneous check on the background of prospective handgun buyers to see if the buyer is legally prohibited from purchasing a handgun. \ The bill requires a seven day waiting period for the purchase of a handgun. During the waiting period the gun dealer is required to send the name of the prospective buyer to the local police in order to determine if the person is legally entitled to purchase a gun.