C.__Provide access by an unlicensed seller or transferor of firearms at the gun show to at least one licensed firearms dealer at the gun show who will undertake a national instant criminal background check on behalf of the unlicensed seller or transferor at cost.__A licensed firearms dealer who performs a national instant criminal background check pursuant to this paragraph shall provide the unlicensed seller or transferor of the firearm with a copy of the United States Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Form 4473.__The licensed firearms dealer shall retain the completed form for a period of 10 years and make it available for inspection by law enforcement agencies.

4.__Penalty.__A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $10,000 may be adjudged.

SUMMARY

This bill requires that a national instant criminal background check be performed prior to the sale or transfer of a firearm at a gun show. The bill makes a gun show operator responsible for any failure to perform a required background check and subject to a fine of up to $10,000 for each such failure. The bill also requires gun show operators to post signs at gun shows and notify exhibitors of the background check requirement and to provide unlicensed sellers and transferors with access to licensed sellers and transferors who will undertake the required background checks.