(e) Exemption.--A firearm seller who is found to have sold a
disproportionate number of crime guns for two consecutive years,
but was also found not to be in violation of section 6130, shall
not be subject to an inspection required under subsection (d).
(f) Fees.--A licensing fee shall be assessed to retail
firearm dealers to be deposited into the Retail Licensee
Inspection Fund established under subsection (g). A 1% firearm
sales tax shall be paid by the firearm seller for each firearm
sold and a 1% ammunition tax shall be paid by the seller for
each unit of ammunition sold. The 1% tax under this subsection
shall also be applied to firearms that were purchased online but
were temporarily in the possession of a licensed firearm dealer
before transfer to the purchaser. Funds from the tax shall be
deposited into the Retail Licensee Inspection Fund.
(g) Fund.--The Retail Licensee Inspection Fund is
established as a separate fund in the Victims Compensation Fund
for the purposes of administering this section, funding to
support conducting inspections, providing grants to firearm
sellers to improve information systems, providing grants to
service providers for victims of gun violence, funding for
maintenance of a database, developing an analytical and
reporting mechanism to leverage information in the database,
funding to support research on the impact of this section
beginning in year five, installing cameras and secure storage,
storing camera data and partially deferring medical expenses due
to gunshot injuries for children under 13 years of age and
offset of funeral expenses for victims of gun violence. Payment
from the fund under this section shall be assigned on a first-
come, first-served basis and shall be capped at $100,000 per
payment. The sum of $50,000,000 shall be appropriated to the
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