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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2179
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties
for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees,
and to criminalize the theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents
firearms or a shooting club.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 9, 2019
Mr. LAMB (for himself, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. VAN DREW, and Mr. CREN-
SHAW) 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
enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from
certain Federal firearms licensees, and to criminalize the
theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms
or a shooting club.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Firearms Li-
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censee Protection Act’’.
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ENHANCE PENALTIES FOR CER-
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TAIN THEFTS OF A FIREARM FROM CERTAIN
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FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSEES.
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Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the
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following:
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‘‘(i) A person who knowingly violates section 922(u),
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or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title, impris-
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oned not more than 20 years, or both.’’; and
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(2) in subsection (m), by inserting ‘‘, or at-
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tempts to do so,’’ after ‘‘or licensed collector’’.
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON THEFT OF FIREARM FROM GUN
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RANGE THAT RENTS FIREARMS OR SHOOT-
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ING CLUB.
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Section 922(u) of title 18, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(u)’’; and
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(2) by adding after and below the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for a person to steal or un-
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lawfully take or carry away from the premises of a gun
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range at which a firearm may be rented or of a shooting
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club, any firearm that has been shipped or transported
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in interstate or foreign commerce.’’.
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