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Main Subject: Crime and Law Enforcement

Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act or the SAFER Now Act

This bill establishes new restrictions and requirements regarding the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms. Specifically, it does the following:

prohibits a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check;
generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD);
requires a gun dealer to conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties;
requires law enforcement agencies to be notified when a prohibited person attempts to purchase a grandfathered SAW;
allows Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to be used to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program;
requires a person who operates a gun show to meet certain requirements (e.g., minimum age and registration);
makes trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense;
prohibits firearm sale or disposition to or receipt or possession by a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking; and
prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a trigger crank, a bump-fire device, or any part, combination of parts, component, device, attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machine gun.

HR820-116, HR1186-116, S447-116, S4068-116,

Categories

Administrative law and regulatory procedures Assault and harassment offenses Business records Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Justice Domestic violence and child abuse Firearms and explosives Fraud offenses and financial crimes Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Licensing and registrations Retail and wholesale trades Smuggling and trafficking Trade restrictions U.S. Sentencing Commission Criminal investigation prosecution interrogation Crime and Law Enforcement

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Jan. 08 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

House floor actions Actions

IntroReferral
Jan. 08 2019	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Library of Congress Actions

IntroReferral
Jan. 08 2019	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House bill HR282-116

SAFER Now Act

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