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18 U.S.C. § 932

Straw purchasing of firearms

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 932, Straw purchasing of firearms, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449033
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For purposes of this section— the term “drug trafficking crime”— It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly purchase, or conspire to purchase, any firearm in or otherwise affecting interstate or foreign commerce for, on behalf of, or at the request or demand of any other person, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such other person—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 117-159(S. 2938)2022-06-25
    Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
    House: 230–190Senate: no recorded tally