Disarming Felons Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4191 To prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the possession of a firearm by, an adult who, while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of age but not 18 years of age, committed an offense that would have been a felony if committed by an adult. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 15, 2023 Ms. VAN DUYNE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the disposition of a firearm to, and the posses- sion of a firearm by, an adult who, while a juvenile who had attained 15 years of age but not 18 years of age, committed an offense that would have been a felony if committed by an adult. 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 ‘‘Disarming Felons 4 Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:13 Jul 22, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4191.IH H4191 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4191 IH SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISPOSITION OF FIREARM TO, 1 AND POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY, AN ADULT 2 WHO, WHILE A JUVENILE WHO HAD AT- 3 TAINED 15 YEARS OF AGE BUT NOT 18 YEARS 4 OF AGE, COMMITTED AN OFFENSE THAT 5 WOULD HAVE BEEN A FELONY IF COM- 6 MITTED BY AN ADULT. 7 (a) PROHIBITION ON DISPOSITION.—Section 922(d) 8 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the 1st sen- 9 tence— 10 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 11 (10); 12 (2) by striking the period at the end of para- 13 graph (11) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 14 (3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol- 15 lowing: 16 ‘‘(12) while a juvenile who had attained 15 17 years of age but not 18 years of age, committed an 18 act of juvenile delinquency that would have been a 19 felony if committed by an adult.’’. 20 (b) PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION.—Section 922(g) 21 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 22 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 23 (8)(C)(ii); 24 (2) by striking the comma at the end of para- 25 graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:13 Jul 22, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4191.IH H4191 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 4191 IH (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol- 1 lowing: 2 ‘‘(10) who, while a juvenile who had attained 15 3 years of age but not 18 years of age, committed an 4 act of juvenile delinquency that would have been a 5 felony if committed by an adult,’’. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:13 Jul 22, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4191.IH H4191 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS