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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 376 

To prohibit the sale, offering for sale, manufacture for sale, distribution 

in commerce, or import into the United States of certain firearm receiver 

castings or blanks, assault weapon parts kits, and machinegun parts 

kits and to prohibit the marketing or advertising of such castings or 

blanks and kits on any medium of electronic communications. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 14, 2015 

Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, 

Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and 

Mrs. CAPPS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To prohibit the sale, offering for sale, manufacture for sale, 

distribution in commerce, or import into the United 

States of certain firearm receiver castings or blanks, 

assault weapon parts kits, and machinegun parts kits 

and to prohibit the marketing or advertising of such 

castings or blanks and kits on any medium of electronic 

communications. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Home-Assembled Fire3 arms Restriction Act of 2015’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DO-IT-YOURSELF ASSAULT WEAPON BAN. 

5 (a) BANNED HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS.—Notwith6 standing section 3(a)(5)(E) of the Consumer Product 

7 Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)(E)), the following shall 

8 be considered banned hazardous products under section 

9 8 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2057): 

10 (1) A firearm receiver casting or firearm re11 ceiver blank that— 

12 (A) at the point of sale does not meet the 

13 definition of a firearm in section 921(a) of title 

14 18, United States Code; and 

15 (B) after purchase by a consumer, can be 

16 completed by the consumer to the point at 

17 which such casting or blank functions as a fire18 arm frame or receiver for a semiautomatic as19 sault weapon or machine gun. 

20 (2) An assault weapon parts kit. 

21 (3) A machinegun parts kit. 

22 (b) ENFORCEMENT.—Subsection (a) shall be treated 

23 as a ban under section 19 of the Consumer Product Safety 

24 Act (15 U.S.C. 2068). 

25 (c) CONSULTATION.—In enforcing this section, the 

26 Consumer Product Safety Commission shall periodically 


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1 consult with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

2 and Explosives regarding effective strategies for and 

3 methods of enforcement. 

4 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF ADVERTISING DO-IT-YOURSELF 

5 ASSAULT WEAPONS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful to market or 

7 advertise, on any medium of electronic communications, 

8 including over the Internet, for the sale of any of the fol9 lowing: 

10 (1) A firearm receiver casting or firearm re11 ceiver blank that— 

12 (A) at the point of sale does not meet the 

13 definition of a firearm in section 921(a) of title 

14 18, United States Code; and 

15 (B) after purchase by a consumer, can be 

16 completed by the consumer to the point at 

17 which such casting or blank functions as a fire18 arm frame or receiver for a semiautomatic as19 sault weapon or machinegun. 

20 (2) An assault weapon parts kit. 

21 (3) A machinegun parts kit. 

22 (b) ENFORCEMENT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COM23 MISSION.—A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated 

24 as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive 

25 act or practice described under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the 


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1 Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 

2 The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this section 

3 in the same manner, by the same means, and with the 

4 same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all appli5 cable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commis6 sion Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and 

7 made a part of this Act. 

8 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing contained in 

9 this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the 

10 Federal Trade Commission under any other provision of 

11 law. 

12 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

13 (a) TERMS.—For purposes of this Act— 

14 (1) the term ‘‘assault weapon parts kit’’ means 

15 any part or combination of parts not designed and 

16 intended for repair or replacement but designed and 

17 intended to enable a consumer who possesses all 

18 such necessary parts to assemble a semiautomatic 

19 assault weapon; 

20 (2) the term ‘‘machinegun parts kit’’ means any 

21 part or combination of parts designed and intended 

22 to enable a consumer who possesses all such nec23 essary parts to assemble a machinegun or convert a 

24 firearm into a machinegun; 


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1 (3) the term ‘‘semiautomatic assault weapon’’ 

2 means— 

3 (A) a semiautomatic rifle or semiautomatic 

4 shotgun that has the capacity to accept a de5 tachable ammunition magazine; or 

6 (B) a semiautomatic pistol that has— 

7 (i) the capacity to accept a detachable 

8 ammunition magazine; and 

9 (ii) any one of the features described 

10 in subsection (b); 

11 (4) the term ‘‘machinegun’’ has the meaning 

12 given such term in section 5845(b) of the Internal 

13 Revenue Code of 1986; 

14 (5) the term ‘‘semiautomatic pistol’’ means any 

15 repeating pistol that utilizes a portion of the energy 

16 of a firing cartridge to extract the fixed cartridge 

17 case and chamber the next round and requires a 

18 separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge; 

19 (6) the term ‘‘semiautomatic rifle’’ has the 

20 meaning given such term in section 921(a)(28) of 

21 title 18, United States Code; and 

22 (7) the term ‘‘semiautomatic shotgun’’ means 

23 any repeating shotgun that utilizes a portion of the 

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1 tridge case and chamber the next round and requires 

2 a separate pull of a trigger to fire each cartridge. 

3 (b) SPECIAL FEATURES OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC PIS4 TOL.—The special features described in subsection 

5 (a)(3)(B)(ii) are— 

6 (1) an ammunition magazine that attaches to 

7 the pistol outside of the pistol grip; 

8 (2) a threaded barrel capable of accepting a 

9 barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip, 

10 or silencer; 

11 (3) a shroud that is attached to, or partially or 

12 completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the 

13 shooter to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand 

14 without being burned; 

15 (4) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or 

16 more when the pistol is unloaded; and 

17 (5) a semiautomatic version of an automatic 

18 firearm. 

19 SEC. 5. CONSTRUCTION. 

20 Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting the 

21 ability of a State to enact more restrictive gun-related 

22 laws, or bans on firearm receiver castings, firearm receiver 

23 blanks, assault weapon parts kits, or machinegun parts 

24 kits. 

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