,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #d1 #bjac  
,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new     
,york 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,rigell1 ,mr4  
,meehan1 and ,mr4 ,cummings7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prevent gun trafficking4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,gun ,trafficking ,prevention   
,act of #bjac44  #b4 ,firearms          
trafficking  7a7 ,in general ,chapter   
#dd of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  #icb4 ,trafficking in       
firearms  7a7 ,offenses ,except as      
provided in subsection 7b71 it shall be 
unlawful for any person1 in or affecting
 interstate commerce1--  7#a7 to        
purchase1 attempt to purchase1 or       
transfer a firearm1 with the intent to  
deliver the firearm to another person   
who the transferor knows1 or has        
reasonable cause to believe1 is         

prohibited by ,federal or ,state law    
from possessing a firearm2  7#b7 in     
purchasing1 attempting to purchase1 or  
transferring a firearm1 to intentionally
 provide false or misleading material   
information on a ,bureau of ,alcohol1   
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives    
firearms transaction record form2 or    
7#c7 to knowingly direct1 promote1 or   
facilitate conduct that violates        
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b74  7b7 ,gift      
exceptions ,subsection 7a7 shall not    
apply to a firearm that is--  7#a7      
lawfully acquired by a person to be     
given to another person not prohibited  
from possessing a firearm under ,federal
 or ,state law as a gift2 or  7#b7      
lawfully received or otherwise acquired 
by a court-appointed trustee1 receiver1 
or conservator for1 or on behalf of1 an 
estate or creditor or by a person to    
carry out a bequest1 or an acquisition  
by intestate succession under the laws  
of the ,state of residence of the       
person4  7c7 ,penalties  7#a7 ,in       

general ,any person who violates this   
section shall be fined under this title1
 imprisoned for not more than #bj years1
 or both4  7#b7 ,organizer enhancement  
,if a violation of subsection 7a7 is    
committed by a person in concert with #e
 or more other persons with respect to  
whom such person occupies a position of 
organizer1 a supervisory position1 or   
any other position of management1 such  
person may be sentenced to an additional
 term of imprisonment of not more than  
#e consecutive years4  7#c7 ,conspiracy 
,any person who conspires to commit an  
offense described in this section shall 
be fined under this title1 imprisoned   
for not more than #aj years1 or both4  4
  7b7 ,technical and conforming         
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #dd of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #icb4           
,trafficking in firearms4  4  7c7       
,directive to the sentencing commission 
7#a7 ,in general ,pursuant to its       

authority under section #iid7p7 of title
 #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,united
 ,states ,sentencing ,commission shall  
review and1 if appropriate1 amend the   
,federal sentencing guidelines and      
policy statements applicable to persons 
convicted of offenses under section #icb
 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code 7as
 added by subsection 7a774  7#b7        
,requirement ,in carrying out this      
section1 the ,commission shall review   
the penalty structure that the          
guidelines currently provide based on   
the number of firearms involved in the  
offense and determine whether any       
changes to that penalty structure are   
appropriate in order to reflect the     
intent of ,congress that such penalties 
reflect the gravity of the offense4