Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act

Summary

Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to sell or transfer a firearm to prohibited person, unless the transferor takes reasonable steps to determine that the recipient is not prohibited from firearm possession. (Current law makes it a crime to sell or transfer a firearm to a prohibited person if the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe the recipient is prohibited from firearm possession.)

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Timeline

1. 9 September 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 September 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 9 September 2015 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 September 2015

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 September 2015

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 9 September 2015

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Sponsors

• Timothy Kaine · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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