S 994 · 106th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Juvenile Misuse of Firearms Prevention Act

Introduced 1999-05-10· Sponsored by Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.(1999-05-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Short Title Title II: Restricting Juvenile Access to Certain Firearms Title III: Enhanced Penalties for Federal Crimes Involving Firearms Title IV: Providing Incentives to States that Prosecute Juveniles as Adults for Certain Offenses Involving Firearms Title I: Short Title - Juvenile Misuse of Firearms Prevention Act. Title II: Restricting Juvenile Access to Certain Firearms - Revises the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the Act) to expand the scope of provisions regarding juvenile use and possession of handguns and ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun to include semiautomatic assault weapons. Provides enhanced penalties for juveniles who violate the prohibition against the sale, delivery, or other transfer to a person, who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile, of a handgun, ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun, or a semiautomatic assault weapon, and for adults who knowingly violate such prohibition, particularly in relation to use of the handgun by the juvenile in the commission of a violent felony. Subjects the juvenile to the same laws, rules, and proceedings regarding sentencin…

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