34 U.S.C. § 40916 — Illegal immigrant gun purchase notification

submitted 18 years ago by Pub. L. 110-180 to r/title-34-CRIME-CONTROL-AND-LAW-ENFORCEMENT · 89 words · no verdicts yet

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All background-check records showing someone may be an illegal alien banned from having a gun must go to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Attorney General decides exactly which records qualify.

(a) In general: No matter what any other law or this chapter says, every record the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) gets that is relevant to whether a person is banned from having a gun because they are in the United States illegally must be given to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). (b) Regulations: The Attorney General has discretion to write guidelines spelling out exactly which records about illegal aliens must be handed over under this chapter.

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(a) In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this chapter, all records obtained by the National Instant Criminal Background Check system relevant to whether an individual is prohibited from possessing a firearm because such person is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States shall be made available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

(b) Regulations

The Attorney General, at his or her discretion, shall promulgate guidelines relevant to what records relevant to illegal aliens shall be provided pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 110–180, title I, § 106, Jan. 8, 2008, 121 Stat. 2570.)

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2008Enacted · Pub. L. 110-180 · 121 Stat. 2570

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 110-180 on 2008-01-08.

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