,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eacd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #a1 #bjah,mr4 
,bacon 7for himself and ,mr4 ,carbajal7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to combat   
straw purchases of firearms4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,,stop ,straw ,purchases ,act4  #b4     
,increase in penalties for straw        
purchasers of firearms ,section         
#ibd7;a77#b7 of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting 1
 except that in the case of a violation 
of section #ibb7;a77#f7 involving       
deception as to the identity of the     
actual transferee of a firearm1 the     
violator shall be fined not more than   
#gej1jjj1 imprisoned not more than #be  
years1 or both before the period4  #c4  
,prohibition on continuing criminal     
enterprise involving straw purchases of 
firearms2 prohibition on obtaining      

firearm by inducing straw purchase  7a7 
,prohibitions ,section #ibb of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
7aa7 ,it shall be unlawful for any      
person1 in or affecting interstate or   
foreign commerce1 to--  7#a7 induce1 or 
act in concert with1 another person to  
engage in a continuing series of        
violations of subsection 7a77#f7        
involving deception as to the identity  
of the actual transferee of a firearm1  
from which such person obtains          
substantial income or resources2 and    
7#b7 with respect to such other person1 
occupy a position of organizer1 a       
supervisory position1 or any other      
position of management4  7bb7 ,it shall 
be unlawful for any person1 in or       
affecting interstate or foreign         
commerce1 to obtain a firearm by        
inducing another person to violate      
subsection 7a77#f7 by falsely claiming  
to be the actual transferee of the      
firearm4  4  7b7 ,penalties ,section    

#ibd7;a7 of such title is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7#h7  
,whoever knowingly violates section     
#ibb7;aa7 shall be fined not more than  
#a1jjj1jjj1 imprisoned not more than #cj
 years1 or both4  7#i7 ,whoever         
knowingly violates section #ibb7;bb7    
shall be fined not more than #gej1jjj1  
imprisoned not more than #be years1 or  
both4  4  #d4 ,inclusion in firearms    
transaction record form of outline of   
penalties for the straw purchase of a   
firearm ,the ,director of the ,bureau of
 ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and     
,explosives shall ensure that the       
,firearms ,transaction ,record form used
 by the ,bureau includes a statement    
outlining the penalties for acting as   
the straw purchaser of a firearm4 ,for  
purposes of this section1 a person acts 
as the straw purchaser of a firearm if  
the person violates section #ibb7;a77#f7
 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1   
through deception as to the identity of 
the actual transferee of the firearm4