s. 2213 background check completion act

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Bill introduced in the Senate by Senator Blumenthal in October 2015. This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to completion of a background check. (Current law permits a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.)

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    114TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2213

    To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check.

    IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

    OCTOBER 28, 2015 Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. WARREN,

    Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. WHITE-HOUSE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. REED, Mr. KAINE, and Mr. CARDIN) intro-duced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com-mittee on the Judiciary

    A BILL To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior

    to the completion of a background check.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1

    tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2

    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3

    This Act may be cited as the Background Check 4

    Completion Act of 2015. 5

    SEC. 2. COMPLETION OF BACKGROUND CHECKS. 6

    Section 922(t)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, 7

    is amended 8

    (1) by striking (i); 9

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