Sec. 3. Punishing and deterring straw purchasing of firearms
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Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Any person (other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer) who knowingly purchases any firearm for, on behalf of, or with intent to transfer it to, any other person, if that firearm has moved in or otherwise affected interstate or foreign commerce, or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years or both. For purposes of this section, the term purchases includes the receipt of any firearm from pawn or on consignment by a person who does not own the firearm. Subsection
(a)shall not apply to any firearm that is lawfully purchased by a person— to be given as a bona fide gift to a recipient who provided no service or tangible thing of value to acquire the firearm, unless the person knows or has reason to believe such recipient is prohibited by Federal, State, or local law from possessing, receiving, selling, shipping, transporting, transferring, or otherwise disposing of the firearm; or to be given to a bona fide winner of an organized raffle, contest, or auction conducted in accordance with law and sponsored by a national, State, or local organization or association, unless the person knows or has reason to believe such recipient is prohibited by Federal, State, or local law from possessing, purchasing, receiving, selling, shipping, transporting, transferring, or otherwise disposing of the firearm. If any violation of subsection
(a)is committed knowing or with reasonable cause to believe that any firearm involved will be used to commit a crime of violence, the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 30 years. Any person convicted of a violation of this chapter shall forfeit to the United States, irrespective of any provision of State law— any property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds the person obtained, directly or indirectly, as the result of such violation; and any of the person's property used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, such violation. The court, in imposing sentence on a person convicted of a violation of this chapter, shall order, in addition to any other sentence imposed pursuant to this chapter, that the person forfeit to the United States all property described in paragraph (1). A defendant who derives profits or other proceeds from an offense under this chapter may be fined not more than the greater of— the fine otherwise authorized by this part; and the amount equal to twice the gross profits or other proceeds of the offense under this chapter. . Section 2516(1)(n) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking and 924(n) and inserting , 924, and 932 . Section 1961(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: section 932 (relating to trafficking in firearms), . Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking section 924(n) and inserting sections 924(n) and 932 . Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance with this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review and amend its guidelines and policy statements to ensure that persons convicted of an offense under section 932 of title 18, United States Code and other offenses applicable to the straw purchases of firearms are subject to increased penalties in comparison to those currently provided by the guidelines and policy statements for such straw purchasing offenses. In carrying out this subsection, the Commission shall ensure that the sentencing guidelines and policy statements reflect Congress’ intent that the applicable guideline penalties be increased and the guidelines and policy statements reflect the extremely serious nature of the offenses described in the amendment made by subsection (a), the incidence of such offenses, and the need for an effective deterrent and appropriate punishment to prevent such offenses. The table of sections of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 932. Straw purchasing of firearms. 933. Forfeiture and fines. .