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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 108 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 108

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

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                   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

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                                 A BILL

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

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT RIFLES 
              AND ASSAULT PISTOLS.

    (a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
importation into the United States of the following articles is 
prohibited:
            (1) Semiautomatic assault rifle.
            (2) Semiautomatic assault pistol.
            (3) Large capacity ammunition feeding device.
            (4) Semiautomatic assault weapon accessory.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the importation of 
an article under the authority of the United States, by a department or 
agency of the United States, or by a department or agency of a State or 
political subdivision of a State.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) Semiautomatic assault rifle.--The term ``semiautomatic 
        assault rifle'' means a rifle of 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        Any other type determined by the   
                 detachable           President to be appropriate       
                 magazine                                               
                                                                        

            (2) Semiautomatic assault pistol.--The term ``semiautomatic 
        assault pistol'' means a pistol 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
            (3) Large-capacity ammunition feeding device.--The term 
        ``large-capacity ammunition feeding device'' means a detachable 
        magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a 
        capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to 
        accept, more than 5 rounds of ammunition, including a 
        combination of parts from which such a device can be assembled, 
        but not including an attached tubular device designed to accept 
        and capable of operating with only .22 rimfire caliber 
        ammunition.
            (4) Semiautomatic assault weapon accessory.--The term 
        ``semiautomatic assault weapon accessory'' means 1 of the 
        following articles if the article is specifically designed for 
        use with a semiautomatic weapon:

                              Grenade launcher
                              Bayonet
                              Flash suppressor
                              Night sight
                              Adaptor designed to facilitate the 
                                        attachment of a silencer or 
                                        flash suppressor
                              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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