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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 5717 (Introduced in House) — To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting... · Sec. 709

Sec. 709. Enhanced record keeping requirements

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Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Each licensed dealer, manufacturer, and importer shall maintain a record of each sale or other transfer of a firearm or ammunition. The record required to be maintained under subparagraph
(A)shall include— the full name, gender, residence, and occupation of the transferee; a complete description of the firearm, including the make, serial number, and type, if applicable; the type of transfer, such as whether the firearm was sold, rented, or leased; the date of transfer; and the firearm license number of the transferee issued in accordance with section 932. Each record required to be maintained under subparagraph
(A)shall be maintained indefinitely and shall, not later than 5 business days after the sale or other transfer, be submitted to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020 , the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, shall establish and maintain an electronic database for the receipt and storing of all records created by licensed dealers under paragraph (8). .
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