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Title
Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act
Official Title
To amend the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies in the event that a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm, and for other purposes.
Summary
Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act
This bill amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to require the national instant criminal background check system to notify certain law enforcement agencies when a firearm is transferred to a person who is subsequently determined to be prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm.
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Committee on the JudiciaryCrime, Terrorism and Homeland SecurityIntroducedNovember 9th, 2017
Crime & Police