It was reintroduced Feb of this year as a Home land security bill, anti terrorism. Does not currently have any co-sponsors as you say, BUT, the rational for regulating firearms is troubling, as interstate commerce clause if a fav amongst statists everywhere.
This congress is really afraid to touch the gun issue right now. That’s not to say they will put it off forever but this HR 45 is going nowhere.
"..In 1968 Rush went AWOL from the U.S. Army, co-founded the state's Black Panther Party and later was honorably discharged. [1] The following year he served six months in prison for illegal possession of firearms.[2]
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Rush introduced the Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 on January 6, 2009. This bill, if signed into law would require all owners of hand guns and semiautomatic firearms to register for a federal firearms license. All sales of the subject firearms would have to go through a licensed dealer. The bill would also make it a criminal act not to register as an owner of a firearm. H.R. 45 does not have any co-sponsors and has been referred to the judiciary committee.[13].."
Bobby Rush is bitter about his firearms arrest and wants to get even. This particular bill is going nowhere.
From the ultimate authority (not), wikipedia:
“The Court essentially concluded that in no way was the carrying of handguns a commercial activity or even related to any sort of economic enterprise, even under the most extravagant definitions.[14]
The opinion rejected the government's argument that because crime negatively impacted education Congress might have reasonably concluded that crime in schools substantially affects commerce.”