Gun Control Legislation

Although the 110th Congress has yet to act on gun control legislation, Representatives Carolyn McCarthy and John Dingell are reportedly working to bring Our Lady of Peace Act (H.R. 4757) back to the House floor. This measure would provide stronger incentives to states to place disqualifying records in the National Instant Criminal Background Checks System maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for purposes of checking firearms transfer and possession eligibility. Congress could also consider legislation to limit the availability of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, which were limited under federal law from September 1994 to September 2004. Representative McCarthy has introduced a bill (H.R. 1859) that would ban the transfer of a semiautomatic assault weapons with larger capacity ammunition feeding devices, as well as a bill (H.R. 1022) to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in September 2004. In addition, Congress could reconsider funding limitations placed on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which are often referred to as the "Tiahrt amendment," for their sponsor in the FY2004 appropriations cycle, Representative Todd Tiahrt. Senator Charles Schumer has introduced a bill (S. 77) that would repeal portions of the Tiahrt amendment that prohibit the public disclosure of firearm trace and multiple handgun sales report data.


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