Title 18 US Code 930

[Glock23]

Does anyone know when this section originated, regarding prohibition of firearms in federal facilities?

 

I found reference to a 1990 amendment, but I don't know if that created that section or amended it.

[Euler]

H.R.5210 - Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988

 

Despite the short title, it actually had a lot of non-drug crime stuff in it. Text below is from the summary description. Underlining is mine.

 

Subtitle G: Firearms Provisions - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties applicable to any person who knowingly: (1) travels to another State to acquire or transfer a firearm for use in racketeering, drug law violations, or a crime of violence; or (2) transfers a firearm knowing that it will be used to commit a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime.

 

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) develop a dealer-accessible system for the immediate and accurate identification of felons who attempt to purchase firearms; (2) establish a plan for implementing the system 30 days following a required report to the Congress within one year of this Act's enactment; and (3) study, report to the Congress, and make results available to the public concerning the possibility of an effective method of making rapid and accurate identification of other persons who try to purchase firearms but are ineligible to do so by reason of specified unlawful acts relating to the shipment of firearms in interstate or foreign commerce.

 

Revokes probation of any defendant found to be in actual possession of a firearm.

 

Imposes criminal penalties on any person who knowingly possesses or causes to be present a firearm or other dangerous weapon in a Federal facility. Increases the penalties in cases when the offender has intent that a firearm or other dangerous weapon be used in the commission of a crime. Requires conspicuous posting at Federal facility entrances indicating that these acts constitute criminal offenses. Denies conviction for the offense if such notice is not posted at the facility in question.

So not just the answer to your question, but also the birth of NICS.

[InterestedBystander]

..."Full texts of bills are not available on Congress.gov for bills prior to 1989 (101st Congress)."...

 

Congress can't afford a scanner with an auto document feeder? /s

 

(was looking for the bill and a definition of dangerous weapon)

[Glock23]

Sweet! New question.

 

Specifically relating to personal weapons (or anyone other than MPs carrying weapons on base), is there any law or directive before DoD Directive 5210.56 in 1992?

[Euler]

Sweet! New question. Specifically relating to personal weapons (or anyone other than MPs carrying weapons on base), is there any law or directive before DoD Directive 5210.56 in 1992?

Google says no. Google also says that it was at the discretion of base commanders and that since sometime in the 1960s every single base commander in the continental US chose to ban firearms, although some base commanders were more zealous than others in enforcing it.

 

When every single base commander does it for decades, it kind of makes me think there was some non-public policy getting pushed down from above across all branches of service. 5210.56 just brought it out of the shadows. The only way to prove it one way or the other would be to find someone who was a continental US base commander prior to the 1970s (or at least prior to the 1990s) and get them to comment on it.