1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2019”.
Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2019
A BILL
To amend the National Firearms Act to require that local chief law enforcement officers be notified of, and provided a 90-day period to deny, firearm transfers.
2. Notification of local chief law enforcement officer in case of firearm transfer
In general— Section 5812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “; and (6)” and inserting “(6) the Secretary has notified the chief law enforcement officer of the jurisdiction in which the transferee primarily resides that such application is pending, and such officer either (A) certifies that there is no objection to the transfer, or (B) does not, before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of such notification, certify to the Secretary that (i) the transferee poses a danger to the transferee or others, or (ii) there is a reasonable likelihood the transferee will use the firearm for unlawful purposes; and (7)”.
Effective date— The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to applications filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.