U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a bill to make it harder for suspected terrorists to purchase firearms.
The Terror Intelligence Improvement Act would also provide more authority for law enforcement agencies to go after suspected terrorists while safeguarding Second Amendment rights.
“After the terrorist attack at Pulse nightclub, I made a promise to improve our laws to make it more difficult for evil people to get ahold of guns,” Rubio said. “This bill is a common-sense measure that would help ensure criminals, terrorists, and others seeking to take innocent lives are not able to acquire firearms, while also protecting the due process and Second Amendment rights of innocent, law-abiding Americans.”
The Terror Intelligence Improvement Act would consolidate all federal terrorism investigation intelligence under the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), The FBI Director and the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) would be immediately notified of any request to transfer a firearm to an individual who was the subject of a federal terrorism investigation within the last 10 years.
If an individual who under federal terrorism investigation within the last 10 years tries to obtain a firearm, the U.S. Attorney General would delay the purchase or transfer for up to ten business days and file a petition in court to prevent the transfer. If the court finds that the individual has been engaged in terrorism, the Attorney General may arrest the individual.
Emergency petitions filed by the Attorney General are only granted if the transferee receives notice of the hearing and has the opportunity to participate with legal counsel.