HR 4490
To require the Inspector General, Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on the number of firearm transaction denials issued by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System that are referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for investigation, the number of prosecutions resulting from such investigations, and the number of firearms recovered by the Bureau in cases in which such a denial was issued after the firearm was transferred.
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Bill overview
This bill requires the Department of Justice’s Inspector General to produce a report for Congress detailing the process of firearm transactions and their connection to potential criminal activity. Specifically, the report will track how many background check denials trigger investigations by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the number of prosecutions that result from those investigations, and the number of firearms recovered by the ATF in related cases. The goal is to provide Congress with data on the effectiveness of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System in preventing firearms from falling into the wrong hands.
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Michael C. Burgess
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