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S. 3634

End Gun Trafficking Act of 2008

End Gun Trafficking Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit a firearms dealer from selling a handgun to an unlicensed individual if such dealer knows or has reasonable cause to believe that such individual has purchased another handgun within the previous 30 days; (2) prohibit an unlicensed buyer of firearms from purchasing more than one handgun during any 30-day period; (3) increase from one to five years the maximum prison term for firearms dealers who make false statements in their sales records; and (4) require background check records to be retained for not less than 180 days.

Repeals prohibitions on the use of funds for: (1) implementation of the national instant criminal background check system for firearms; and (2) background check systems that do not require and result in the destruction within 24-hours of any identifying information for individuals determined not to be prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9716-9717)

Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ](D-NJ)Sponsor
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  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9716-9717)

    Judiciary Committee
  2. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9716)

  3. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate