H.R. 4703 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4703 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2016 Mr. Luetkemeyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To eliminate the authority of the executive branch to further restrict intra-family firearm transfers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Firearm Protection Act. 2. Elimination of executive authority to further restrict intra-family firearm transfers (a) In general No officer or employee of the Federal Government may take any action that would result in a limitation on the transfer of a firearm between members of the same family, including by way of inheritance, that is more restrictive than the limitations on the conduct that are in effect as of January 3, 2016. (b) Family defined For purposes of subsection (a), 2 individuals shall be considered to be members of the same family if 1 of the individuals is the spouse, or a child, sibling, grandchild, or legal guardian, of the other individual.