1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017 . 2. Firearms trafficking (a) In general Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 932. Trafficking in firearms (a) Offenses Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any person, in or affecting interstate commerce— (1) to purchase, attempt to purchase, or transfer a firearm, with the intent to deliver the firearm to another person who the transferor knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is prohibited by Federal or State law from possessing a firearm; (2) in purchasing, attempting to purchase, or transferring a firearm, to intentionally provide false or misleading material information on a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives firearms transaction record form; or (3) to knowingly direct, promote, or facilitate conduct that violates paragraph (1) or (2). (b) Gift exceptions Subsection (a) shall not apply to a firearm that is— (1) lawfully acquired by a person to be given to another person not prohibited from possessing a firearm under Federal or State law as a gift