In a message dated 01/31/2001 5:34:11 PM Central Standard Time,
skypod@keepandbeararms.com  writes:

RESTRICT THE CRIMINAL.

check it on: http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d107query.html  enter HR225

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----- Original Message -----
107th CONGRESS, 1st Session

H.R.225
To prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, January 3, 2001

Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. MORAN of Virginia)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
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A BILL
To prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the "Anti-Gunrunning Act of 2001".

SEC. 2. PREVENTING GUN TRAFFICKING BY RESTRICTING HANDGUN TRANSFERS TO
ONE PER MONTH.

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:

(z)(1) The Congress finds and declares that--
(A) crime, particularly crime involving drugs and guns, is a
pervasive, nationwide problem;
(B) crime at the local level is exacerbated by the interstate
movement of drugs, guns, and criminal gangs;
(C) firearms and ammunition move easily in interstate commerce;
(D) the illegal movement of firearms, and handguns in
particular, across state lines is a widespread and pervasive national
problem;
(E) handguns (even when lawfully purchased) are unlawfully
transported across state lines by gun traffickers and are illegally sold
to prohibited persons;
(F) in fact, even before a firearm is illegally sold by a
trafficker, the gun, its component parts, ammunition, and the raw
materials from which it is made have moved in interstate commerce;
(G) law-abiding persons may fear to travel interstate or to or
through certain parts of the country due to concern about violent crime
and gun violence;
(H) the illegal movement of handguns across state lines
substantially affects the national market for firearms, because handguns
sold in one State in which there are few restrictions provide a
convenient source for the acquisition of handguns by gun traffickers who
transport the handguns to jurisdictions with stronger restrictions;
(I) the unlawful sale of firearms by traffickers provides a
method by which firearms can be bought and sold anonymously, without
background checks and without record-keeping requirements to enable gun
tracing;
(J) handguns sold by traffickers are often obtained by criminals
and other prohibited persons who frequently use guns that cannot be
traced to commit crimes;
(K) handgun violence is a pervasive, national problem that is
exacerbated by the availability of handguns through gun traffickers;
(L) firearms from traffickers have been involved in subsequent
crimes including drug offenses, crimes of violence, property crimes, and
illegal possession by felons and other prohibited persons;
(M) because gun trafficking is often an interstate activity,
individual States and localities are often severely hampered in
combating illegal handgun purchases--even States and localities that
have made strong
efforts to prevent, detect, and punish gun-related crime and illegal
trafficking of firearms--as a result of the failure or inability of
other States or localities to take strong measures; and
(N) the Congress has the power, under the interstate commerce
clause and other provisions of the Constitution, to ensure, by enactment
of this section, that criminals and other prohibited persons do not
obtain firearms through gun traffickers.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, or licensed dealer--
(A) during any 30-day period, to sell, deliver or transfer 2 or
more handguns to any single person (other than a licensed importer,
licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer), or
(B) to sell, deliver or transfer a handgun to any single person
(other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed
dealer), knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the
transferee has
already received one or more handguns within the previous 30 days.

(3)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person (other than a licensed
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer) to receive more
than one handgun within any 30-day period.
(B) Under such rules and regulations as the Secretary shall
prescribe, subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the loan or rental of a
single handgun solely for purposes of target shooting, provided that the
recipient
possesses no more than one such loaned or rented handgun at any one
time.

(4) Under such rules and regulations as the Secretary shall
prescribe, paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply to--
(A) handguns transferred to or received by qualified private
security companies licensed to do business within the State where the
transfer occurs for use by the company in its security operations,
provided that any handgun transferred under this subsection is
transferred through a licensed dealer located in the State where the
security company is licensed to do business;
(B) the disposition made of a handgun delivered to a person
licensed under section 923 for the sole purpose of repair or customizing
when such handgun or a replacement handgun of the same kind and type is
returned to the person from whom it was received;
(C) the loan or rental of a single handgun from a person
licensed under section 923, provided that the recipient possesses no
more than one such loaned or rented handgun at any one time;
(D) the redemption of pawned handguns from a person licensed
under section 923 by the person from whom the handguns were received;
(E) the receipt of curio or relic handguns by a licensed
collector;
(F) the receipt of a single handgun from a person licensed under
section 923 to replace a lost or stolen handgun of the same kind or
type, where the transferee has submitted to the licensee a copy of an
official police report establishing the loss or theft of a handgun or
handguns;
(G) the transfer of handguns by bequest;
(H) the transfer of handguns to the transferor's spouse, child,
parent, stepparent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, or sister; or
(I) the transfer of all or part of a personal firearms
collection (as that term is defined in regulations to be prescribed by
the Secretary) that includes handguns, provided that the handguns in the
collection are transferred through a licensed importer, manufacturer, or
dealer located in the State where the transferee resides.

(b) PENALTIES- Section 924(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking
'or (o)' and inserting '(o), or (z)'.

(c) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR LICENSEES WHO KNOWINGLY MAKE FALSE
STATEMENTS IN REQUIRED RECORDS-

(1) Section 924(a)(3) of such title is amended--
(A) by striking '(A)';
(B) by striking 'or' after 'chapter';
(C) by striking subsection (B); and
(D) by striking 'one year' and inserting '5 years'.

(2) Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the
following:
'(7) Any licensed dealer, licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, or licensed collector who knowingly violates section
922(m) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year,
or both.'.

(d) CONFORMING CHANGES TO THE BRADY LAW- Section 922(t) of such title is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking '(g) or (n)' and inserting
'(g), (n), or (z)';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking '(g) or (n)' and inserting '(g),
(n), or (z)';
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating
subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking '(g) or (n)' and inserting '(g),
(n), or (z)'; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
'(10) A licensee must, within three days of receiving a
request from the prospective transferee, notify the national instant
criminal background check system of any background check conducted
pursuant to this section within the previous 30 days that did not result
in the transfer of a handgun.'
'(11) Information that is retained pursuant to Public Law
103-159 may be used to effectuate section 922(z) of this title.'

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE- The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Attorney General, shall determine, and publish in the Federal
Register, the date on which this section shall become effective.

(f) DEADLINES FOR DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS RELATED TO CERTAIN FIREARMS
TRANSFERS-
(1) HANDGUN TRANSFERS SUBJECT TO THE WAITING PERIOD- Section
922(s)(6)(B)(i) of such title is amended by striking '20 business days'
and inserting '35 calendar days'.
(2) FIREARMS TRANSFERS SUBJECT TO INSTANT CHECK- Section
922(t)(2)(C) of such title is amended by inserting 'within 35 calendar
days after the date the system provides the licensee with the number,'.

END
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Will the real John Ashcroft please stand up?
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 19:23:04 EST
From: LIBERTY89@aol.com
To: apfn@apfn.org

Dear Ken:

I hop you are doing better in the matter of your health. The flu virus is
causing lots of people in my area great health set-backs, including me, but
am now pulling out of it.

Ken, please take time to look over the article I wrote exposing John
Ashcroft. It is called "A Timely Commentary" . Also read Ashcroft's open
testimony and questioning by Dianne Feinstein, the text of which is located
just before "A Timely Commentary" on my website. Ashcroft is a deceiver
that has been groomed from a way far back to look like a "conservative." No
one but a globalist would be put in charge of the federal attorney-general's
office, headquartered as it is to be the central office for disarming all the
people. The Gun Control Act of 1968 will prove what I am telling you. We,
in California, broke this open in 1974, viewed the whole L.E.A.A. mess, and
haven't forgotten what arrangements were set up for getting the guns away
from decent American people. It is, indeed, a pity that people of today
are being subjected to such fraudulent appointments and long standing
planning. The globalist Bush family, once again in control of the direction
of the country, want to put the people asleep with what the people "think" is
a constitutional federal attorney-general !! Ashcroft was groomed to take
part in the deception. Meanwhile, plans are being enhanced for the100%
militarization of law enforcement and the seizing of all firearms owned by
good law-abiding citizens. The military take-over comes ever closer with
these rotten appointments. What a terrible shock will descend upon the
innocent and unsuspecting up-coming younger generation who have put their
trust in us, thinking that we are insuring their future. Ashcroft is one of
the "brotherhood". Hope you will find time to view my website under
"Threats" . Liberty89@aol.com 

Skypod (Melissa)