,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dbfh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #g1 #bjag,ms4 ,jackson ,lee 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,lewis of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 and ,mr4 ,nadler7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide for a #g-;day waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm1 a silencer1 armor piercing ammunition1 or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,gun ,safety3 ,not ,sorry ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds as follows3 7#a7 ,there is nearly one mass shooting per day in the ,united ,states--#cee mass shootings in #bjae4 7#b7 ,in ,december #bjab1 a gunman walked into ,sandy ,hook ,elementary ,school in ,newtown1 ,connecticut1 and killed #bj children1 #f adults1 and himself4 7#c7 ,since ,december #bjab1 there have been at least #a1eah mass shootings1 with at least #a1gae people killed and #f1jhi wounded4 7#d7 ,on the night of ,october #a1 #bjag1 a gunman opened fire on a large crowd of concertgoers at the ,route #ia ,harvest music festival on the ,las ,vegas ,strip1 leaving #eh people dead and #ebg injured4 7#e7 ,every day1 on average1 #ib ,americans are victims of gun violence1 resulting in more than #cc1jjj deaths annually4 7#f7 ,states with higher gun ownership rates have higher gun murder rates--as much as #aad percent higher than ,states with lower gun ownership rates4 7#g7 ,a recent study by the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention looking at #cj years of homicide data found that for every #a percent increase in a ,state's gun ownership rate1 there is a nearly #a percent increase in its firearm homicide rate4 7#h7 ,gun death rates are generally lower in ,states with restrictions such as safe storage requirements or assault weapons bans4 7#i7 ,mass shootings stopped by armed civilians in the past #cc years3 #j4 7#aj7 ,because more than #ge percent of the weapons used in mass shootings between #aihb and #bjab were obtained legally1 stronger legislation is needed to prevent guns from getting into the wrong hands4 #c4 #g-;day waiting period required before transferring a semiautomatic firearm1 a silencer1 armor piercing ammunition1 or a large capacity ammunition magazine 7a7 ,transfers by licensed importers1 licensed manufacturers1 or licensed dealers to persons not so licensed ,section #ibb7t7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by inserting 1 armor piercing ammunition1 or a large capacity ammunition magazine after firearm the first place it appears2 and 7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting the following3 7,b7 7i7 in the case of a transfer not referred to in clause 7ii7-- 7,i7 the system provides the licensee with a unique identification number2 or 7,,ii7 #c business days 7meaning a day on which ,state offices are open7 have elapsed since the licensee contacted the system1 and the system has not notified the licensee that the receipt of a firearm by such other person would violate subsection 7g7 or 7n7 of this section2 and 7ii7 in the case of the transfer of a semiautomatic firearm1 a silencer1 armor piercing ammunition1 or a large capacity ammunition magazine1 #g business days 7meaning a day on which ,state offices are open7 have elapsed since the licensee contacted the system1 and the system has not notified the licensee that the receipt of the firearm or ammunition involved by such other person would violate subsection 7g7 or 7n7 of this section2 and 2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking firearm the first place it appears2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#d71 by inserting 1 armor piercing ammunition1 or a large capacity ammunition magazine after firearm the second place it appears2 7#d7 in paragraph 7#e71 by inserting 1 armor piercing ammunition1 or a large capacity ammunition magazine after firearm the first place it appears2 and 7#e7 in paragraph 7#f7-- 7,a7 by inserting 1 armor piercing ammunition1 or a large capacity ammunition magazine after firearm the first place it appears2 and 7,b7 by striking the firearm and inserting a firearm4 7b7 ,transfers between persons who are not licensed importers1 licensed manufacturers1 or licensed dealers 7#a7 ,prohibition ,section #ibb of such title is amended by adding at the end the following3 7aa7 ,it shall be unlawful for a person who is not a licensed importer1 licensed manufacturer1 or licensed dealer1 in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce1 to transfer to another person not so licensed a semiautomatic firearm1 a silencer1 armor piercing ammunition1 or a large capacity ammunition magazine1 unless at least #g business days 7meaning a day on which ,state offices are open7 have elapsed since the transferee most recently offered or agreed to acquire the semiautomatic firearm1 silencer1 ammunition1 or magazine1 as the case may be1 from the transferor4 4 7#b7 ,penalties ,section #ibd7;a77#e7 of such title is amended by striking or 7t7 and inserting 1 7t71 or 7aa74 7c7 ,definitions ,section #iba7;a7 of such title is amended by inserting after paragraph 7#bi7 the following3 7#cj7 ,the term semiautomatic firearm means any repeating firearm which utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round1 and which requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge4 7#ca7 ,the term large capacity ammunition magazine means a magazine1 belt1 drum1 feed strip1 or similar device that has a capacity of1 or that can be readily restored or converted to accept1 more than #aj rounds of ammunition4 4 7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to conduct engaged in after the #cj-;day period that begins with the date of the enactment of this ,act4