,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ab1 #bjah    
,ms4 ,esty of ,connecticut 7for herself1
 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 and ,ms4     
,adams7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide  
for a grant program for handgun         
licensing programs1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,handgun ,purchaser 
,licensing ,act4  #b4 ,findings         
,congress finds as follows3  7#a7 ,in   
#bjac1 more than #cc1jjj ,americans were
 killed by guns and almost #ij percent  
of the firearms used in these deaths    
were handguns4  7#b7 ,recently published
 research by top national experts1      
notably on ,missouri and ,connecticut   
handgun purchaser licensing laws1 have  
estimated that ,missouri's repeal of its
 handgun purchaser licensing law led to 
a #be-percent increase in firearm       
homicide rates while ,connecticut's     

adoption of its handgun purchaser       
licensing law led to a #dj-percent      
decrease in firearm homicide rates4     
7#c7 ,in ,states which have had         
effective handgun purchaser licensing   
laws for decades1 such as ,connecticut1 
,massachusetts1 ,new ,jersey1 and ,new  
,york1 the vast majority of guns traced 
to crimes originated in other ,states1  
which supports the need for handgun     
purchaser licensing laws in every       
,state4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this      
,act--  7#a7 the terms ,attorney        
,general and handgun have the meanings  
given those terms in section #iba7;a7 of
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  
7#b7 the term ,indian tribe has the     
meaning given the term in section #d of 
the ,indian ,self-,determination and    
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b74  #d4 ,grant program  
authorized for handgun licensing  7a7   
,in general ,the ,attorney ,general is  
authorized to award grants to ,states1  
units of local government1 and ,indian  

tribes for the development1             
implementation1 and evaluation of       
handgun purchaser licensing             
requirements4  7b7 ,program authorized  
,from the amounts appropriated to carry 
out this ,act and not later than #ij    
days after such amounts are             
appropriated1 the ,attorney ,general    
shall award grants1 on a competitive    
basis1 to eligible applicants whose     
applications are approved under         
subsection 7c7 to assist such applicants
 in implementing and improving handgun  
purchaser licensing programs4  7c7      
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant under this ,act1 a ,state1 unit 
of local government1 or ,indian tribe   
shall submit to the ,attorney ,general  
an application at such time1 in such    
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,attorney ,general may require1  
including-- 7#a7 a description of the   
law that the applicant has enacted to   
require a license for any purchase of a 
handgun including a description of any  

exemptions to such law2 and  7#b7 a     
description of how the applicant will   
use the grant to carry out or improve   
its handgun purchaser licensing program4
  7d7 ,eligibility requirements ,to be  
eligible for a grant under this ,act1 an
 applicant shall have in effect handgun 
purchaser licensing laws that--  7#a7   
require-- 7,a7 an individual applying   
for a handgun license or permit to be at
 least #ba years old and be a national  
or lawful permanent resident of the     
,united ,states2  7,b7 an individual    
described in subparagraph 7,a7 to apply 
for the handgun purchaser license or    
permit at a law enforcement agency in   
the ,state in which the individual      
resides2  7,c7 an individual who is     
issued a handgun license or permit to   
reapply for the handgun purchaser       
license or permit after a period not    
longer than #e years2  7,d7 an          
individual described in subparagraph    
7,a7 to submit to a background          
investigation1 and a criminal history   

check1 in connection with the           
application1 as established by the      
,state2  7,e7 an individual described in
 subparagraph 7,a7 to submit            
fingerprints and photographs in         
connection with the application for the 
license or permit2 and  7,f7 an         
individual described in subparagraph    
7,a7 to provide-- 7i7 proof that the    
individual is legally present and       
lawfully resides in the ,united ,states1
 including a birth certificate1 or valid
 passport2 and  7ii7  7,i7 in the case  
of a lawful permanent resident1 the     
alien registration number and #ij-;day  
proof of residency2 or  7,,ii7 in the   
case of a naturalized citizen1 proof of 
citizenship2 and  7#b7 prohibit an      
individual who is prohibited from       
possessing a firearm under section      
#ibb7;g7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 from receiving a license or      
permit4  7e7 ,use of ,funds ,a grantee  
under this ,act shall use such grant to 
improve handgun purchaser licensing     

programs of that grantee4  #e4          
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,attorney ,general such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this ,act4