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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1788
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties
for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 11, 2019
Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. RISCH,
Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. ROBERTS, Ms. MUR-
KOWSKI, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. CRUZ, and Mr. PERDUE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to
enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal
firearms licensee.
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 of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ENHANCE CERTAIN PENALTIES.
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Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is
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amended—
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•S 1788 IS
(1) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the
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following:
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‘‘(i)(1)(A) A person who knowingly violates section
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922(u), or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this
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title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
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‘‘(B) In the case of a violation described in subpara-
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graph (A) that occurs during the commission of—
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‘‘(i) a burglary, the term of imprisonment shall
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be not less than 3 years; or
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‘‘(ii) a robbery, the term of imprisonment shall
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be not less than 5 years.
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‘‘(2) In this subsection—
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‘‘(A) the term ‘burglary’ means the unlawful
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entry into, or remaining in, the business premises of
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a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or li-
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censed dealer with the intent to commit a crime; and
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‘‘(B) the term ‘robbery’ has the meaning given
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the term in section 1951(b).’’; and
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(2) in subsection (m), by inserting ‘‘or attempts
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to do so,’’ after ‘‘or licensed collector,’’.
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