How HR 4261 changes current law

Compared against current U.S. Code AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill adds provisions that make fraudulent dealings in firearms and ammunition unlawful.

• 18 U.S.C. § 922

  . → ; and

  This change allows for additional clauses to be added to the existing law.

• 18 U.S.C. § 922

  (10) for any person-- (A) to import, manufacture, or sell a firearm or ammunition by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises; and (B) to transmit or cause to be transmitted, by means of wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any communication relating to the importation, manufacture, or sale described in subparagraph (A).

  This adds a new prohibition against importing, manufacturing, or selling firearms or ammunition through fraudulent means.

• 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(1)(B)

  (a)(10),

  This change updates the penalties section to include penalties for violations of the new fraudulent dealings provision.