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A bill to address interstate transportation of firearms

Postby jdege on Fri Mar 17, 2017 6:53 pm

S.618 - A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.
http://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ID=395095FE-D3D5-4BA1-9E67-3453F31CC76A
Mar 14 2017

Hatch, Griffith Introduce Legislation to Improve Firearm Transportation Laws
Washington, D.C.—Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) have introduced legislation to address a critical gap in U.S. law related to the transportation of firearms. Under current regulations, many law-abiding Americans unwittingly violate disparate rules governing the transportation of firearms across state lines. Hatch and Griffith’s bills would amend the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986 to clarify a number of key provisions. In introducing the legislation, Hatch was joined by several Senate co-sponsors, including James Lankford (R-OK), Steve Daines (R-MT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Mike Rounds (R-SD).

“This bill safeguards our Second Amendment rights by strengthening federal protections for responsible gun owners travelling across state lines,” Hatch said. “By amending the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986, this commonsense proposal puts an end to the harassment of upstanding citizens who happen to stay overnight, fuel up, or stop for an emergency during their travels in another state.”

“I believe it is important to defend the Second Amendment right of law-abiding gun owners,” said Griffith. “Current federal law or the Second Amendment of the Constitution should neither be misinterpreted nor ignored to prevent law-abiding, responsible gun owners from traveling throughout the country with firearms so long as they are in compliance with federal law while in transit.”


Transportation of Firearms or Ammunition: Replaces the text of USC 18 Section 926A to provide that:

Transportation of firearms or ammunition

Allow a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm or ammunition to transport a firearm, ammunition, or detachable magazine or feeding device for ammunition for any lawful purpose from any place where the person may lawfully possess, carry, or transport the firearm, ammunition, magazine, or feeding device to any other such place if, during the transportation, the firearm is unloaded.

If the transportation is by motor vehicle, the firearm, ammunition, magazine, or feeding device must not be directly accessible from the passenger compartment or, for vehicles without a separate compartment, the firearm, ammunition, magazine, or feeding device must be secured and in a locked container.

If the transportation is by any other means, the firearm, ammunition, magazine, or feeding device must be secured and in a locked container.

“Transport” is defined to include staying in temporary lodging overnight, stopping for food, fuel, vehicle maintenance, an emergency, medical treatment, and any other activity incidental to the transport; but does not include transportation with the intent to commit a crime that involves the use or threatened use of force, or with the knowledge, or reasonable cause to believe, that a crime is to be committed in the course of, or arising from, the transportation.

The bill prevents a person who is transporting a firearm, ammunition, magazine, or feeding device from being arrested or otherwise detained for violation of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any locality related solely to the possession, transportation, or carrying of firearms, unless there is probable cause the person is doing so in violation of the manner provided in the above section.

In a criminal proceeding on this section, the prosecution shall bear the burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the conduct of the person did not satisfy the conditions of this section.

The bill allows a person who successfully asserts this section as a defense in a criminal proceeding to be awarded a reasonable attorney's fee.

The bill allows a person deprived of any right, privilege, or immunity secured by this section to bring an action against any responsible person, including a State or locality.
Successful plaintiffs shall be awarded damages and other relief the court deems appropriate, including a reasonable attorney’s fee.
Provides a clerical amendment to incorporate the ammunition provisions of this section to the table of sections for the chapter.
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A bill to address interstate transportation of firearms

Postby gun_fan111v2 on Fri Mar 17, 2017 7:10 pm

Sounds reasonable
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Re: A bill to address interstate transportation of firearms

Postby jdege on Sat Mar 18, 2017 12:02 am

gun_fan111v2 wrote:Sounds reasonable

And very little coming out of Washington does...
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Re: A bill to address interstate transportation of firearms

Postby Chunkychuck on Sat Mar 18, 2017 2:10 pm

Needs to address the issue of GFSZ while traveling as well. No telling how many 1000 ft zones I pass through as I travel south to LA.
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