Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1116 To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, trans- portation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individ- uals. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 8, 2019 Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. COHEN, Mr. RYAN, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CICILLINE, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keeping Guns from 4 High-Risk Individuals Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:59 Feb 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1116.IH H1116 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1116 IH SEC. 2. FIREARM PROHIBITIONS APPLICABLE WITH RE- 1 SPECT TO CERTAIN HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS. 2 (a) SALES OR OTHER DISPOSITIONS.—Section 3 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the 4 first sentence— 5 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 6 (8); 7 (2) by striking the period at the end of para- 8 graph (9) and inserting a semicolon; and 9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 10 ‘‘(10) in the most recent 10-year period, has 11 been convicted in any court of a crime of violence 12 (as defined in section 16); 13 ‘‘(11) has not attained 25 years of age, and has 14 been adjudicated by any court as having committed 15 an offense that would have been a crime of violence 16 (as defined in section 16) if committed by an adult; 17 ‘‘(12) in any period of 3 consecutive years in 18 the most recent 10-year period, has been convicted 19 in any court, on 2 separate occasions, of an offense 20 that has, as an element, the possession or distribu- 21 tion of, or the intent to possess or distribute, alcohol 22 or a controlled substance (as so defined); or 23 ‘‘(13) has been convicted in any court of stalk- 24 ing.’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:59 Feb 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1116.IH H1116 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1116 IH (b) POSSESSION, SHIPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, OR 1 RECEIPT.—Section 922(g) of such title is amended— 2 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 3 (8); 4 (2) by striking the comma at the end of para- 5 graph (9) and inserting a semicolon; and 6 (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol- 7 lowing: 8 ‘‘(10) who, in the most recent 10-year period, 9 has been convicted in any court of a crime of vio- 10 lence (as defined in section 16); 11 ‘‘(11) who has not attained 25 years of age and 12 has been adjudicated by any court as having com- 13 mitted an offense that would have been a crime of 14 violence (as defined in section 16) if committed by 15 an adult; 16 ‘‘(12) who, in any period of 3 consecutive years 17 in the most recent 10-year period, has been con- 18 victed in any court, on 2 separate occasions, of an 19 offense that has, as an element, the possession or 20 distribution of, or the intent to possess or distribute, 21 alcohol or a controlled substance (as so defined); or 22 ‘‘(13) who has been convicted in any court of 23 stalking,’’. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:59 Feb 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1116.IH H1116 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS