,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cbii ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #ac1 #bjbj,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,booker1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,tiahrt ,restrictions ,repeal ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds as follows3 7#a7 ,the ,tiahrt ,amendments severely limit the authority of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives 7,,atf7 to disclose crime gun trace data to the public4 7#b7 ,the ,tiahrt ,amendments prevent the collection of valuable information1 and the establishment of effective policies to prevent illegal guns from being used in crimes4 7#c7 ,the ,tiahrt ,amendments impede enforcement of the gun laws by requiring most background check records to be destroyed within #bd hours1 and by barring the ,government from requiring annual inventory audits by owners of gun shops4 7#d7 ,a #bjab study by researchers at ,johns ,hopkins ,bloomberg ,school of ,public ,health found that the ,tiahrt ,amendments dramatically increased gun sales to criminals4 7#e7 ,a #bjaf study from the ,university of ,pittsburgh ,graduate ,school of ,public ,health found that in #bjjh1 #gi percent of all guns recovered by police from crime scenes belonged to someone other than the perpetrator--#cj percent had been stolen4 7#f7 ,a gun is stolen in the ,united ,states every #b minutes4 7#g7 ,every year1 nearly #aae1jjj ,americans are shot4 7#h7 ,in #bjaf1 #ch1feh ,americans were killed with a gun4 7#i7 ,in #bjaf1 #bhi1bbc firearms were recovered and traced in the ,united ,states1 of which #baa1chd were traced to a final retail purchaser4 7#aj7 ,having effective policies to prevent illegal gun trafficking makes our families and communities safer4 7#aa7 ,repealing the ,tiahrt ,amendments would support law enforcement efforts and give the public vital information needed to craft the most effective policies against illegal guns4 #c4 ,repeal of certain limitations on the use of database information of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives 7a7 ,the matter under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives--,salaries and ,expenses in title ,i of division ,b of the ,consolidated and ,further ,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #aab-ee2 #abe ,stat4 #fji-faj7 is amended by striking the #fth proviso and inserting the following3 ,provided further1 ,that1 during the current fiscal year and in each fiscal year thereafter1 no funds appropriated under this or any other ,act may be used to publicly disclose part or all of the contents of the ,firearms ,trace ,system database maintained by the ,national ,trace ,center of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives or any information required to be kept by licensees pursuant to section #ibc7;g7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 or required to be reported pursuant to paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#g7 of such section if the particular contents or information is determined to be exempt from disclosure under subsection 7b77#g7 or 7c7 of section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code34 7b7 ,the #fth proviso under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives--,salaries and ,expenses in title ,,ii of division ,b of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaj 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #aaa-aag2 #abc ,stat4 #cabh-cabi7 is amended by striking beginning in fiscal year #bjaj and thereafter and inserting in fiscal year #bjaj4 7c7 ,the #fth proviso under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives--,salaries and ,expenses in title ,,ii of division ,b of the ,omnibus ,appropriations ,act1 #bjji 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #aaa-h2 #abc ,stat4 #egd-egf7 is amended by striking beginning in fiscal year #bjji and thereafter and inserting in fiscal year #bjji4 7d7 ,the #fth proviso under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives--,salaries and ,expenses in title ,,ii of division ,b of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjh 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #aaj-afa2 #aba ,stat4 #aijc-aijd7 is amended by striking beginning in fiscal year #bjjh and thereafter and inserting in fiscal year #bjjh4 7e7 ,the #fth proviso under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives--,salaries and ,expenses in title ,i of the ,science1 ,state1 ,justice1 ,commerce1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjf 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #aji-ajh2 #aai ,stat4 #bbie-bbif7 is amended by striking with respect to any fiscal year4 7f7 ,the #fth proviso under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives--,salaries and ,expenses in title ,i of division ,b of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjje 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #ajh-ddg2 #aah ,stat4 #bhei-bhfj7 is amended by striking with respect to any fiscal year4 #d4 ,repeal of limitation on imposition of requirement that firearms dealers to conduct physical check of firearms inventory 7a7 ,the #eth proviso under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives--,salaries and ,expenses in title ,,ii of division ,b of the ,consolidated and ,further ,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjac 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #aac-f2 #abg ,stat4 #bdh7 is amended by striking and any fiscal year thereafter4 7b7 ,the matter under the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives--,salaries and ,expenses in title ,i of division ,b of the ,consolidated and ,further ,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law #aab-ee2 #abe ,stat4 #fji-faj7 is amended by striking the #gth proviso4 #e4 ,repeal of requirement to destroy instant criminal background check records within #bd hours ,section #eaa of the ,consolidated and ,further ,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibb note2 ,public ,law #aab-ee2 #abe ,stat4 #fcb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking for-- and all that follows through 7#a72 and 7#b7 by striking the semicolon and all that follows and inserting a period4