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Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Federal and State Legislation => Topic started by: JLawson on January 23, 2013, 11:43:02 AM

Title: Federal - S. 54 (113th) - Punishing & deterring firearm trafficking
Post by: JLawson on January 23, 2013, 11:43:02 AM

S.54
Latest Title: A bill to increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 1/22/2013)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2013 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.113s54 (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.113s54)

Title: Re: Federal - S.54 (113th)
Post by: JLawson on January 31, 2013, 12:55:50 AM

THOMAS text has been posted for this bill.

Title: Re: Federal - S. 54 (113th) - Punishing & deterring firearm trafficking
Post by: JLawson on March 05, 2013, 12:22:19 AM

FTA:

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Given broad opposition to renewing the federal assault weapons ban and the lack of a bipartisan deal to expand background checks, the Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act has perhaps the best chance of any gun-violence measure of passing the 113th Congress.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/286079-bipartisan-senate-group-strikes-deal-on-gun-trafficking (http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/286079-bipartisan-senate-group-strikes-deal-on-gun-trafficking)