,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,holt introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide for the mandatory licensing 
and registration of handguns4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,handgun ,licensing and             
,registration ,act of #bjac4  #b4       
,federal handgun licensing and          
registration system to apply in any     
,state that does not have a handgun     
licensing and registration system that  
meets certain requirements  7a7 ,in     
general ,chapter #dd of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #icb4 
,licensing and registration of handguns 
7a7 7#a7 ,the ,attorney ,general of the 
,united ,states shall establish a       
,federal system for the licensing and   
registration of all handguns owned1     
possessed1 or controlled in the ,united 

,states1 which shall include a method   
for easily retrieving information       
sufficient to identify--  7,a7 each     
resident of a ,state to which this      
subsection applies who owns1 possesses1 
or controls a handgun2 and  7,b7 the    
handgun4  7#b7 ,it shall be unlawful for
 a person to own1 possess1 or control a 
handgun in a ,state to which this       
subsection applies unless the person--  
7,a7 is licensed to do so by the system 
established pursuant to paragraph 7#a72 
and  7,b7 has registered the handgun    
with a ,federal1 ,state1 or local law   
enforcement agency4  7b7 ,subsection 7a7
 shall not apply in a ,state if there is
 in effect a certification by the       
,attorney ,general of the ,united       
,states that the ,state has in effect a 
system for the licensing and            
registration of handguns owned1         
possessed1 or controlled in the ,state  
that--  7#a7 includes a method for      
easily retrieving information sufficient
 to identify--  7,a7 each resident of   

the ,state who owns1 possesses1 or      
controls a handgun in the ,state2 and   
7,b7 the handgun2 and  7#b7 at a        
minimum1 imposes criminal penalties on  
any person who owns1 possesses1 or      
controls a handgun in the ,state1 and   
who--  7,a7 has not completed training  
in firearms safety2  7,b7 is not        
licensed by the ,state to possess a     
handgun2 or  7,c7 has not registered the
 handgun with a ,federal1 ,state1 or    
local law enforcement agency4  7c7 ,a   
certification under subsection 7b7 with 
respect to a ,state shall have no force 
or effect on or after the date the      
,attorney ,general finds1 after an      
opportunity for a hearing on the record1
 that the ,state does not have in effect
 the system described in subsection 7b74
  7d7 ,the ,attorney ,general shall     
prescribe such regulations as may be    
necessary to carry out this section4  4 
7b7 ,penalties ,section #ibd7;a7 of such
 title is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7#g7 ,whoever knowingly 

violates section #ica7;a77#b7 shall be  
fined under this title1 imprisoned not  
less than #ae years1 or both4 ,the court
 shall not suspend a sentence of        
imprisonment imposed under this         
paragraph or impose a probationary      
sentence under this paragraph4  4  7c7  
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  #icb4 
,licensing and registration of          
handguns44  7d7 ,effective date ,the    
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to conduct engaged in after the   
#b-year period that begins with the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4