H.R.45
Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 This bill was
introduced in the 111th Congress by U. S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D IL) on Jan. 6,
2009.

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1/6/2009--Introduced.

Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 - Amends the Brady
Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit a person from possessing a firearm
unless that person has been issued a firearm license under this Act or a state
system certified under this Act and such license has not been invalidated or
revoked. Prescribes license application, issuance, and renewal requirements.

Prohibits transferring or receiving a qualifying firearm unless the recipient
presents a valid firearms license, the license is verified, and the dealer
records a tracking authorization number. Prescribes firearms transfer reporting
and record keeping requirements. Directs the Attorney General to establish and
maintain a federal record of sale system.

Prohibits: (1) transferring a firearm to any person other than a licensee,
unless the transfer is processed through a licensed dealer in accordance with
national instant criminal background check system requirements, with exceptions;
(2) a licensed manufacturer or dealer from failing to comply with reporting and
record keeping requirements of this Act; (3) failing to report the loss or theft
of the firearm to the Attorney General within 72 hours; (4) failing to report to
the Attorney General an address change within 60 days; or (5) keeping a loaded
firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition for the firearm, knowingly or
recklessly disregarding the risk that a child is capable of gaining access, if a
child uses the firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury.

Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of firearms provisions covered by
this Act.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish and maintain a firearm injury
information clearinghouse; (2) conduct continuing studies and investigations of
firearm-related deaths and injuries; and (3) collect and maintain current
production and sales figures of each licensed manufacturer.

Authorizes the Attorney General to certify state firearm licensing or record of
sale systems.

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Big Brother's New Target: Tracking Firearms

Friday, January 23, 2009

U.S. Representative Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) recently sponsored H.R. 45, also known
as "Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act." The bill is, at its
core and as its name implies, a licensing and registration scheme.

The measure calls for all handgun owners to submit to the federal government an
application that shall include, among many other things: a photo; an address; a
thumbprint; a completed, written firearm safety test; private mental health
records; and a fee. And those are only some of the requirements to be licensed!

The bill would further require the attorney general to establish a database of
every handgun sale, transfer, and owner's address in America. Moreover, the
bill would make it illegal to own or possess a "qualifying firearm" -- defined
as "any handgun; or any semiautomatic firearm that can accept any detachable
ammunition feeding device…" [emphasis added] without one of the proposed
licenses.

Additionally, the bill would make it illegal to transfer ownership of a
"qualifying firearm" to anyone who is not a licensed gun dealer or collector
(with very few exceptions), and would require "qualifying firearm" owners to
report all transfers to the attorney general's database. It would also be
illegal for a licensed gun owner to fail to record a gun loss or theft within 72
hours, or fail to report a change of address within 60 days. Further, if a
minor obtains a firearm and injures someone with it, the owner of the firearm
may face a multiple-year jail sentence.

H.R. 45 is essentially a reintroduction of H.R. 2666, which Rush introduced in
2007. H.R. 2666 contained much of the same language as H.R. 45, and was
co-sponsored by several well-known anti-gun legislators--including Barack
Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel. H.R. 45 currently has no co-sponsors.

Rest assured that NRA-ILA will continue to monitor this bill closely, and will
keep you informed of any developments if they materialize.

To view the complete text of the bill, please click here.

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