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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 108

To prohibit the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, large capacity

ammunition feeding devices, and certain accessories.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 21 (legislative day, JANUARY 5), 1993

Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself and Mr. CHAFEE) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To prohibit the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and certain accessories.

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

3 SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF SEMIAUTO4 MATIC ASSAULT RIFLES AND ASSAULT PIS5 TOLS.

6 (a) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in sub7 section (b), the importation into the United States of the

8 following articles is prohibited:

9 (1) Semiautomatic assault rifle.

10 (2) Semiautomatic assault pistol.
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1 (3) Large capacity ammunition feeding device.

2 (4) Semiautomatic assault weapon accessory.

3 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to

4 the importation of an article under the authority of the

5 United States, by a department or agency of the United

6 States, or by a department or agency of a State or political

7 subdivision of a State.

8 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

9 For the purposes of this Act:

10 (1) SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT RIFLE.—The

11 term ‘‘semiautomatic assault rifle’’ means a rifle of

12 1 of the following types:

AK47 type 86S type

AK47S type 86S7 type

AK74 type 87S type

AKS type Galil type

AKM type Type 56 type

AKMS type Type 56S type

84S type Valmet M76 type

ARM type Valmet M78 type

84S1 type M76 counter-sniper type

84S3 type FAL type

HK91 type L1A1A type

HK93 type SAR 48 type

HK94 type AUG type

G3SA type FNC type

K1 type Uzi carbine

K2 type Algimec AGMI type

AR100 type AR180 type

M14S type Australian Automatic Arms SAR

type

MAS223 type Beretta AR70 type

SIG 550SP type Beretta BM59 type

SIG 551SP type CIS SR88 type

SKS type with detachable magazineAny other type determined by the

President to be appropriate
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1 (2) SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT PISTOL.—The

2 term ‘‘semiautomatic assault pistol’’ means a pistol

3 of one of the following types:

Uzi type

Heckler & Koch SP–89 type

Australian Automatic Arms SAP type

Spectre Auto type

Sterling Mark 7 type

Any other type determined by the President to be appropriate

4 (3) LARGE-CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING

5 DEVICE.—The term ‘‘large-capacity ammunition

6 feeding device’’ means a detachable magazine, belt,

7 drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a capac8 ity of, or that can be readily restored or converted

9 to accept, more than 5 rounds of ammunition, in10 cluding a combination of parts from which such a

11 device can be assembled, but not including an at12 tached tubular device designed to accept and capable

13 of operating with only .22 rimfire caliber ammuni14 tion.

15 (4) SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPON ACCES16 SORY.—The term ‘‘semiautomatic assault weapon

17 accessory’’ means 1 of the following articles if the

18 article is specifically designed for use with a semi19 automatic weapon:

Grenade launcher

Bayonet

Flash suppressor

Night sight

Adaptor designed to facilitate the attachment of a silencer or

flash suppressor
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A combination of parts from which one of the foregoing articles

can be assembled

A part designed solely for use in assembling one of the foregoing

articles

Any other article determined by the President to be appropriate

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