HB71

__**House Bill Number HB71**__ __**Sponsors-Nate Stafford (D) MA and Brendan Hanus (D) WY**__ __**Gun Control-Removing Illegal Guns in the United States**__ . __**Purpose of Bill**__-Our bill is working to make sure that all people who are in possession of firearms also posses a license verifying that that person is able to responsibly use and legally own a firearm. . **__Eligibility__-**This bill would apply to all who currently own a personal firearm as well as to anyone who might purchase a firearm in the future. This would affect gun ranges,and people who own guns for both self-defense as well as hunting purposes. . **__Terms and Benefits__-** .
 * 1) This program will be run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF).
 * 2) Any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency has authority to enforce the licensing requirement.
 * 3) Individuals wishing to own and use a firearm must show proof of having completed an approved certification course. (Who gives the certification courses?)
 * 4) Proof of eligibility will be submitted along with an application and fee to the ATF through a local law enforcement agency.
 * 5) It will cost fifty dollars for civilians to get licensed for firearms, and it would cost one hundred and fifty dollars.(This would not apply to veterans and police officers. Fees would also be waved for these people as well.)
 * 6) Licenses would last for exactly one year.
 * 7) The license would have to specify the specific type of firearm authorized.
 * 8) Persons who are found with weapons for which they have no license will have their weapon confiscated without reimbursement.
 * 9) Once the firearms have been secured they shall be melted down for scrap metal or, if less dangerous, guns shall be auctioned off to gun sellers and buyers.
 * 10) This bill will take effect on January 1st of the year following its approval.
 * 11) Current gun owners will have 6 months to get licensed, and all organizations/establishments will have up to 1 year and 6 months to get all guns permitted.
 * __Fiscal Impact__-**
 * People wishing to obtain a license for a gun shall have to pay a fee of $50
 * since this bill is being run by the ATF it shall be a privately funded organization
 * Their is Approximatively 200 million guns in the U.S so the total income that will be maid will be 10 billion dollars