18 USCS § 922
§ 922. Unlawful acts
(d)
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of
any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable
cause to believe that such person-
(1)
is under indictment for, or has been convicted in any court of, a
crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one
year;
(2) is a fugitive from justice;
(3)
is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance (as
defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 802));
(4)
has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to
any mental institution;
(5)
who, being an alien--
(A) is
illegally or unlawfully in the United States; or
(B) except as provided in subsection (y)(2), has been admitted to the
United States under a nonimmigrant visa (as that term is defined in
section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(26)));
(6)
[who] has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable
conditions;
(7) who, having been a citizen of
the United States, has renounced his citizenship;
(8)
is subject to a court order that restrains such person from
harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of such
person or child of such intimate partner or person, or engaging in
other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear
of bodily injury to the partner or child, except that this paragraph
shall only apply to a court order that--
(A) was issued after a hearing of which such person received actual
notice, and at which such person had the opportunity to participate;
and
(B) (i) includes a finding
that such person represents a credible threat to the physical safety
of such intimate partner or child; or
(ii)
by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or
threatened use of physical force against such intimate partner or
child that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury;
or
(9) has been convicted in any court of a
misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
This
subsection shall not apply with respect to the sale or disposition of
a firearm or ammunition to a licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector who pursuant to
subsection (b) of section 925 of this chapter [18
USCS § 925]
is not precluded from dealing in firearms or ammunition, or to a
person who has been granted relief from disabilities pursuant to
subsection (c) of section 925 of this chapter [18
USCS § 925].
(g)
It shall be unlawful for any person--
(1)
who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by
imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;
(2)
who is a fugitive from justice;
(3) who is an
unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance (as defined
in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 802));
(4)
who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or who has been
committed to a mental institution;
(5)
who, being an alien--
(A) is
illegally or unlawfully in the United States; or
(B) except as provided in subsection (y)(2), has been admitted to the
United States under a nonimmigrant visa (as that term is defined in
section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(26)));
(6)
who has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable
conditions;
(7) who, having been a citizen of
the United States, has renounced his citizenship;
(8)
who is subject to a court order that--
(A) was issued after a hearing of which such person received actual
notice, and at which such person had an opportunity to
participate;
(B) restrains such
person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner
of such person or child of such intimate partner or person, or
engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in
reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child; and
(C) (i) includes a finding that such person represents a credible
threat to the physical safety of such intimate partner or child;
or
(ii) by
its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened
use of physical force against such intimate partner or child that
would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury; or
(9)
who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of
domestic violence,
to ship or transport in
interstate or foreign commerce, or possess in or affecting commerce,
any firearm or ammunition; or to receive any firearm or ammunition
which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign
commerce.
File Type | application/msword |
File Title | 18 USCS § 922 |
Author | ATF |
Last Modified By | ATF |
File Modified | 2009-04-22 |
File Created | 2009-04-22 |