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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2277 

To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 6, 2013 

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, 

Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. STOCKMAN, and Mr. GOSAR) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 

and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun 

laws. 

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

3 SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF SPORTING PURPOSES DIS4 TINCTION. 

5 (a) AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE

6 CODE.—Section 5845(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

7 1986 is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘which the Secretary finds is 

2 generally recognized as particularly suitable for 

3 sporting purposes’’; and 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘which the owner intends to use 

5 solely for sporting purposes’’. 

6 (b) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 18, UNITED STATES

7 CODE.— 

8 (1) Section 921(a)(4)(B) of title 18, United 

9 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘which the At10 torney General finds is generally recognized as par11 ticularly suitable for sporting purposes’’. 

12 (2) Section 921(a)(4) of such title is amended 

13 in the 2nd sentence by striking ‘‘which the owner in14 tends to use solely for sporting, recreational or cul15 tural purposes’’. 

16 (3) Section 921(a)(17)(C) of such title is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘a projectile which the Attor18 ney General finds is primarily intended to be used 

19 for sporting purposes,’’. 

20 (4) Section 922 of such title is amended in each 

21 of subsections (a)(5), (a)(9), and (b)(3) by striking 

22 ‘‘sporting’’. 

23 (5) Section 922(r) of such title is amended by 

24 striking ‘‘of this chapter as not being particularly 


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1 suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting pur2 poses’’. 

3 (6) Section 923(j) of such title is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘devoted to the collection, competitive use, 

5 or other sporting use of firearms in the community’’. 

6 (7) Section 925(a)(3) of such title is amended 

7 by striking ‘‘determined by the Secretary of the 

8 Treasury to be generally recognized as particularly 

9 suitable for sporting purposes and’’. 

10 (8) Section 925(a)(4) of such title is amended 

11 by striking ‘‘(A) determined by the Attorney General 

12 to be generally recognized as particularly suitable for 

13 sporting purposes, or determined by the Department 

14 of Defense to be a type of firearm normally classi15 fied as a war souvenir, and (B)’’. 

16 (9) Section 925(d)(3) of such title is amended 

17 by striking ‘‘and is generally recognized as particu18 larly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting 

19 purposes’’. 

20 (10) Section 925(e)(2) of such title is amended 

21 by striking ‘‘, provided that such handguns are gen22 erally recognized as particularly suitable for or read23 ily adaptable to sporting purposes’’. 

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