A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or transfer of a firearm to, or the possession if a firearm by, any person who is intoxicated.

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Introduced

25 June 1997

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Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Summary

Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the transfer of a firearm to, and possession of a firearm by, a person who is intoxicated from the use of alcohol or a controlled substance. Mandates that the statement from the transferee to transferor required by such Act specify that the transferee is not so intoxicated.

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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 June 1997
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 June 1997
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Introduced in Senate
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/959
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