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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3184

To prohibit the transfer or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 29, 1993

Mr. REYNOLDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To prohibit the transfer or possession of semiautomatic

assault weapons, and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Semiautomatic Assault

5 Weapon Violence Prevention Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAP7 ONS.

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United

9 States Code, is amended—
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1 (1) in paragraph (28) by striking ‘‘ ‘semiauto2 matic rifle’ means any repeating rifle’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘ ‘semiautomatic firearm’ means a repeating fire4 arm’’; and

5 (2) by adding at the end the following new

6 paragraph:

7 ‘‘(29) The term ‘semiautomatic assault weapon’—

8 ‘‘(A) means—

9 ‘‘(i) any of the semiautomatic firearms

10 known as—

11 ‘‘(I) A.A. Arms AP–9;

12 ‘‘(II) Auto-Ordnance Thompson;

13 ‘‘(III) Barrett Light-Fifty;

14 ‘‘(IV) Beretta AR–70;

15 ‘‘(V) Bushmaster Auto Rifle;

16 ‘‘(VI) Calico M–900 and M–950;

17 ‘‘(VII) Cobray, Ingram and RPB

18 MAC–10 and MAC–11;

19 ‘‘(VIII) Colt AR–15 and Sporter;

20 ‘‘(IX) Encom MP–9 and MP–45;

21 ‘‘(X) Fabrique Nationale FN/FAL,

22 FN/LAR, and FNC;

23 ‘‘(XI) Feather AT–9;

24 ‘‘(XII) Federal XP900 and XP450;

25 ‘‘(XIII) Franchi SPAS–12;
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1 ‘‘(XIV) Intratec TEC–9 and TEC–22;

2 ‘‘(XV) Israeli Military Industries UZI

3 and Galil;

4 ‘‘(XVI) Iver Johnson Enforcer 3000;

5 ‘‘(XVII) Norinco, Mitchell and Poly

6 Technologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs;

7 ‘‘(XVIII) Steyr AUG;

8 ‘‘(XIX) USAS–12;

9 ‘‘(XX) A.A. Arms AR–9 Rifle;

10 ‘‘(XXI) Advanced Armaments M–15;

11 ‘‘(XXII) Auto-Ordnance Thompson

12 models 27A1 & M–1;

13 ‘‘(XXIII) Barrett Light-Fifty model

14 82A1;

15 ‘‘(XXIV) Bushmaster Auto Rifle;

16 ‘‘(XXV) Calico M–900 and M–951

17 Carbines;

18 ‘‘(XXVI) Century MAS–223 Carbine;

19 ‘‘(XXVII) Claridge Hi-Tec Carbine;

20 ‘‘(XXVIII) Colt AR–15 Rifle;

21 ‘‘(XXIX) Colt CAR–15 Carbine;

22 ‘‘(XXX) Colt Sporter Rifle;

23 ‘‘(XXXI) Commando Arms Carbine;

24 ‘‘(XXXII) Demro TAC–1 Carbine;

25 ‘‘(XXXIII) Demro XF–7 Carbine;
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1 ‘‘(XXXIV) D MAX Auto Carbine;

2 ‘‘(XXXV) E.A. Co. BH15–A1 and J–

3 15;

4 ‘‘(XXXVI) Eagle Arms EA–15;

5 ‘‘(XXXVII) Federal XC–900/XC–450

6 Auto Carbine;

7 ‘‘(XXXVIII) Federal Ordnance

8 FAMAS Carbine;

9 ‘‘(XXXIX) Federal Ordnance M–

10 14SA Rifle;

11 ‘‘(XL) Feather AT–9 Auto Carbine;

12 ‘‘(XLI) Goncz High-Tech Carbine;

13 ‘‘(XLII) Grist Mill Mfg. Co. XH–177;

14 ‘‘(XLIII) Iver Johnson Model Delta

15 786;

16 ‘‘(XLIV) Manchester Arms Com17 mando Mark–9 and Mark–45;

18 ‘‘(XLV) Mandall The TAC–1 Carbine;

19 ‘‘(XLVI) MK 760 Carbine;

20 ‘‘(XLVII) Model ‘A’ Carbine;

21 ‘‘(XLVIII) NuArmCo M–15;

22 ‘‘(XLIX) Olympic Arms CAR Series

23 (AR–15) Rifles;

24 ‘‘(L) Ordinance Design Co. ER–15;
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1 ‘‘(LI) P.A.W.S. ZX6 and ZX8 Car2 bines;

3 ‘‘(LII) PWA Commando;

4 ‘‘(LIII) Ruger Mini–14/5F (folding

5 stock model);

6 ‘‘(LIV) Sendra Corp. XM–15A1–E2;

7 ‘‘(LV) SGW XM–15, BH–15 and

8 XM–17;

9 ‘‘(LVI) Springfield Armory SAR–48;

10 ‘‘(LVII) Springfield Armory BM–59;

11 ‘‘(LVIII) Springfield Armory DR–200

12 Sporter Rifle;

13 ‘‘(LIX) Springfield Armory SAR–8

14 and SAR–4800 Rifles;

15 ‘‘(LX) Springfield Armory Model G3

16 or SAR–3;

17 ‘‘(LXI) Springfield Armory MIA

18 Bush/Assault Rifle;

19 ‘‘(LXII) Springfield Armory M–21

20 Sniper Rifle;

21 ‘‘(LXIII) SWD MAC–11 or M–11

22 Cobray Carbine;

23 ‘‘(LXIV) Universal 100 Carbine;

24 ‘‘(LXV) Weaver Arms Nighthawk;

25 ‘‘(LXVI) Wilkinson ‘Terry’ Carbine;
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1 ‘‘(LXVII) Algimec AGM–1;

2 ‘‘(LXVIII) American Arms AKY39,

3 AKF39 Rifles;

4 ‘‘(LXIX) AP–74;

5 ‘‘(LXX) Armalite AR–10;

6 ‘‘(LXXI) Armalite AR–180;

7 ‘‘(LXXII) Armscorp of America Is8 raeli FN–FAL;

9 ‘‘(LXXIII) Argentine FN–FAL;

10 ‘‘(LXXIV) Australian Automatic

11 Arms SAR Rifle;

12 ‘‘(LXXV) Australian G Series FAL;

13 ‘‘(LXXVI) Avtomat Kalashnikov;

14 ‘‘(LXXVII) Beretta AR70 Rifle;

15 ‘‘(LXXVIII) Beretta BM59 Rifle;

16 ‘‘(LXXIX) CETME G3;

17 ‘‘(LXXX) CIS SR–88;

18 ‘‘(LXXXI) Clayco AKS Rifle;

19 ‘‘(LXXXII) Daewoo Max 1 & Max 2;

20 ‘‘(LXXXIII) Dragunov Sniper Rifle;

21 ‘‘(LXXXIV) Egyptian Maadi AKM;

22 ‘‘(LXXXV) FAMAS MAS 223 Semi23 Auto Rifle;

24 ‘‘(LXXXVI) FN–LAR Auto Rifle;

25 ‘‘(LXXXVII) FNC Auto Rifle;
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1 ‘‘(LXXXVIII) Galil models AR and

2 ARM Semi-Auto Rifles;

3 ‘‘(LXXXIX) Galil Sporter Rifle;

4 ‘‘(XC) Galil Sniper Rifle;

5 ‘‘(XCI) Heckler & Koch HK–91, 93 &

6 94 Auto Rifles;

7 ‘‘(XCII) Heckler & Koch SR–9 Rifle;

8 ‘‘(XCIII) Kassnar SA 85M AKM;

9 ‘‘(XCIV) Mitchell AK–47, M–70, M–

10 59 and M–76 Rifles;

11 ‘‘(XCV) Mitchell Spectre Auto Car12 bine;

13 ‘‘(XCVI) Norinco AKS, SKS & 56S

14 Rifles;

15 ‘‘(XCVII) Norinco 81MGSm 81S,

16 84S, 86S, 86S–7, 88SB;

17 ‘‘(XCVIII) Norinco Officer’s Nine

18 Carbine;

19 ‘‘(XCIX) Ordnance Design Co. FR–

20 15;

21 ‘‘(C) Poly Tech AK–47S & AKS–762

22 Rifles;

23 ‘‘(CI) PWA Cinnabdi;

24 ‘‘(CII) Shaanix AK–47, AK–47–56S

25 & 56;
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1 ‘‘(CIII) Sig AMT;

2 ‘‘(CIV) Sig PE–57

3 ‘‘(CV) Sig 500 Series (SG 550/551)

4 ‘‘(CVI) SKS with detachable maga5 zine;

6 ‘‘(CVII) Sterling MK–6 and SAR;

7 ‘‘(CVIII) Steyr AUG Autoloading

8 Rifle;

9 ‘‘(CIX) Uzi Carbine and Mini Car10 bine;

11 ‘‘(CX) Valmet M–62, M–71, M–76,

12 M–78 Rifles;

13 ‘‘(CXI) Valmet M–82 Bullpup Rifle;

14 ‘‘(CXII) Volunteer Enterprise Com15 mando;

16 ‘‘(CXIII) AMT Lightning 25/22 Rifle;

17 ‘‘(CXIV) Auto-Ordnance Model

18 1927A–3 Rifle;

19 ‘‘(CXV) Calico M–100 and M–105

20 Carbines;

21 ‘‘(CXVI) Feather AT–22 Carbine;

22 ‘‘(CXVII) Federal Model XC–220

23 Carbine;

24 ‘‘(CXVIII) Grendel R–31 Auto Car25 bine;
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1 ‘‘(CXIX) Illinois Arms Co. Model 180

2 Auto Rifle;

3 ‘‘(CXX) Armscor AK–22 Auto Rifle;

4 ‘‘(CXXI) Armscor Model 1600 Auto

5 Rifle;

6 ‘‘(CXXII) EMF AP–74 Rifle;

7 ‘‘(CXXIII) Erma EM–1 .22 Rifle;

8 ‘‘(CXXIV) Mitchell AK–22 Rifle;

9 ‘‘(CXXV) Mitchell Galil/22 Rifle;

10 ‘‘(CXXVI) Mitchell CAR–15/22 Rifle;

11 ‘‘(CXXVII) Mitchell M–16A–1/22

12 Rifle;

13 ‘‘(CXXVIII) Mitchell PPS/50 Rifle;

14 ‘‘(CXXIX) Mitchell MAS/22 Rifle;

15 ‘‘(CXXX) Unique F–11;

16 ‘‘(CXXXI) AA Arms AP–9 Assault

17 Pistol;

18 ‘‘(CXXXII) AA Arms P95 Pistol;

19 ‘‘(CXXXIII) Auto-Ordnance Thomp20 son 1927–A5 Pistol;

21 ‘‘(CXXXIV) Bushmaster Auto Pistol;

22 ‘‘(CXXXV) Calico M–950 Pistol;

23 ‘‘(CXXXVI) Calico 100–P and M–110

24 Auto Pistols (rimfire);

25 ‘‘(CXXXVII) Claridge Hi-Tec Pistol;
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1 ‘‘(CXXXVIII) Commando Pistol;

2 ‘‘(CXXXIX) D MAX Auto Pistol;

3 ‘‘(CXL) Encom MK IV Assault Pis4 tol;

5 ‘‘(CXLI) Encom MP–9 & MP–45 As6 sault Pistols;

7 ‘‘(CXLII) Feather Mini-AT Auto Pis8 tol;

9 ‘‘(CXLIII) Federal XP900/XP450

10 Pistols;

11 ‘‘(CXLIV) Goncz High-Tech Long

12 Pistol;

13 ‘‘(CXLV) Grendel P–30 and P–31

14 Auto Pistols (rimfire);

15 ‘‘(CXLVI) Holmes MP–83 Assault

16 Pistol;

17 ‘‘(CXLVII) Holmes MP–22 Assault

18 Pistol (rimfire);

19 ‘‘(CXLVIII) Ingram MAC–10 and

20 MAC–11 Pistols;

21 ‘‘(CXLIX) Intratec TEC–9 Pistol;

22 ‘‘(CL) Intratec Scorpion .22 Auto Pis23 tol (rimfire);

24 ‘‘(CLI) Iver Johnson Enforcer Model

25 3000 Pistol;
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1 ‘‘(CLII) Partisan Avenger Auto Pis2 tol;

3 ‘‘(CLIII) R.P.B. MAC–10 Pistol;

4 ‘‘(CLIV) Scarab Skorpion Auto Pistol;

5 ‘‘(CLV) Sile PAWS pistol;

6 ‘‘(CLVI) Spectre DA pistol;

7 ‘‘(CLVII) S.W.D. Cobray/M–11

8 (MAC–11) Pistol;

9 ‘‘(CLVIII) Universal Enforcer Pistol;

10 ‘‘(XLIX) Wilkinson ‘Linda’ Pistol;

11 ‘‘(CLX) Australian Automatic Arms

12 SAP Pistol;

13 ‘‘(CLXI) Heckler and Koch SP–89

14 Pistol;

15 ‘‘(CLXII) Spectre Auto Pistol;

16 ‘‘(CLXIII) Sterling MK–7 Pistol;

17 ‘‘(CLXIV) Uzi Pistol;

18 ‘‘(CLXV) Gilbert USAS–12 Shotgun;

19 ‘‘(CLXVI) Hi-Standard Model 10A

20 Shotgun;

21 ‘‘(CLXVII) Mossberg Model 500

22 pump-action Ballpup Shotgun;

23 ‘‘(CLXVIII) Striker 12 revolving cyl24 inder Shotgun;
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1 ‘‘(CLXIX) Street Sweeper revolving

2 cylinder Shotgun;

3 ‘‘(CLXX) Atchisson Assault 12

4 ‘‘(CLXXI) Benelli M1 Super 90 Shot5 gun;

6 ‘‘(CLXXII) Benelli M3 Super 90

7 Pump/Auto Shotgun;

8 ‘‘(CLXXIII) Benelli 1212–M1 ‘Master

9 Blaster’;

10 ‘‘(CLXXIV) F.I.E./Franchi SPAS 12

11 Auto Shotgun; or

12 ‘‘(CLXXV) F.I.E./Franchi LAW 12

13 Auto Shotgun;

14 ‘‘(ii) a revolving-cylinder shotgun such as

15 or similar to the Street Sweeper or Striker 12;

16 and

17 ‘‘(iii) a semiautomatic firearm designated

18 by the Secretary as a semiautomatic assault

19 weapon under section 931; and

20 ‘‘(B) does not include (among other firearms)—

21 ‘‘(i) any of the firearms known as—

22 ‘‘(I) Remington Model 1100 shotgun;

23 ‘‘(II) Remington Model 7400 rifle;

24 ‘‘(III) Mossberg Model 5500 shotgun;

25 ‘‘(IV) HK Model 300 rifle;
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1 ‘‘(V) Marlin Model 9 camp carbine;

2 ‘‘(VI) Browning High-Power rifle; or

3 ‘‘(VII) Remington Nylon 66 auto

4 loading rifle;

5 ‘‘(ii) a firearm that is a manually operated

6 bolt action firearm;

7 ‘‘(iii) a lever action firearm;

8 ‘‘(iv) a slide action firearm; or

9 ‘‘(v) a firearm that has been rendered per10 manently inoperable.’’.

11 (b) PROHIBITION.—Section 922 of title 18, United

12 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow13 ing new subsection:

14 ‘‘(s)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall

15 be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a semiauto16 matic assault weapon.

17 ‘‘(2) This subsection does not apply with respect to—

18 ‘‘(A) a transfer to or by, or possession by or

19 under the authority of the United States or a de20 partment or agency of the United States or a State

21 or a department, agency, or political subdivision of

22 a State;

23 ‘‘(B) a lawful transfer or lawful possession of a

24 semiautomatic assault weapon that was lawfully pos25 sessed before the effective date of this subsection or,
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1 in the case of a semiautomatic firearm that the Sec2 retary designates as a semiautomatic assault weapon

3 pursuant to section 931, before the date on which

4 the designation is made; or

5 ‘‘(C) the transfer or possession of a semiauto6 matic assault weapon by a licensed manufacturer or

7 licensed importer for the purposes of testing or ex8 perimentation authorized by the Secretary.’’.

9 (c) DESIGNATION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT

10 WEAPONS.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, Unit12 ed States Code, is amended by adding at the end the

13 following new section:

14 ‘‘§ 931. Designation of semiautomatic assault weapons

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after

16 the date of enactment of this section, and annually there17 after, the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney

18 General, shall determine whether any other semiautomatic

19 firearm (other than a firearm described in section

20 921(a)(29)(B)) should be designated as a semiautomatic

21 assault weapon in addition to those previously designated

22 by section 921(a)(29)(A) or by the Secretary under this

23 section.

24 ‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—(1) The Secretary shall by regula25 tion designate as a semiautomatic assault weapon a rifle,
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1 pistol, or shotgun that is a semiautomatic firearm and

2 that is described in paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5).

3 ‘‘(2) A replica or duplicate in any caliber of a semi4 automatic firearm described in section 921(a)(29)(A)(i) is

5 a semiautomatic assault weapon.

6 ‘‘(3) A rifle that is a semiautomatic firearm is a semi7 automatic assault weapon if it—

8 ‘‘(A) is not generally recognized as being par9 ticularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting

10 purposes;

11 ‘‘(B) has an ability to accept a detachable mag12 azine; and

13 ‘‘(C) has at least 2 of the following characteris14 tics:

15 ‘‘(i) A folding or telescoping stock.

16 ‘‘(ii) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicu17 ously beneath the action of the weapon.

18 ‘‘(iii) A bayonet mount.

19 ‘‘(iv) A flash suppressor or threaded barrel

20 designed to accommodate a flash suppressor.

21 ‘‘(v) A grenade launcher.

22 ‘‘(4) A pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm is a

23 semiautomatic assault weapon if it—
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1 ‘‘(A) is not generally recognized as being par2 ticularly suitable for or adaptable to sporting pur3 poses; and

4 ‘‘(B) has an ability to accept a detachable mag5 azine; and

6 ‘‘(C) has at least 2 of the following characteris7 tics:

8 ‘‘(i) An ammunition magazine that at9 taches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip.

10 ‘‘(ii) A threaded barrel capable of accept11 ing a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward

12 hand grip, or silencer.

13 ‘‘(iii) A shroud that is attached to or par14 tially or completely encircles the barrel and that

15 permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the

16 second hand without being burned.

17 ‘‘(iv) A manufactured weight of 50 ounces

18 or more when the pistol is unloaded.

19 ‘‘(v) A semiautomatic version of an auto20 matic firearm.

21 ‘‘(5) A shotgun that is a semiautomatic firearm is

22 a semiautomatic assault weapon if it—

23 ‘‘(A) is not generally recognized as being par24 ticularly suitable for or adaptable to sporting pur25 poses; and
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1 ‘‘(B) has at least 2 of the following characteris2 tics:

3 ‘‘(i) A folding or telescoping stock.

4 ‘‘(ii) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicu5 ously beneath the action of the weapon.

6 ‘‘(iii) A fixed magazine capacity in excess

7 of 6 rounds.

8 ‘‘(iv) An ability to accept a detachable

9 magazine.’’.

10 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter

11 analysis for chapter 44 of title 18, United States

12 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following

13 new item:

‘‘931. Designation of semiautomatic assault weapons.’’.

14 (d) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(1)(B) of title 18,

15 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or 922(q)’’

16 and inserting ‘‘922 (q), (r), or (s)’’.

17 (e) IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS FOR SEMIAUTOMATIC

18 ASSAULT WEAPONS.—Section 923(i) of title 18, United

19 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow20 ing new sentence: ‘‘The serial number of a semiautomatic

21 assault weapon shall clearly show if the weapon was manu22 factured or imported after the effective date of this sen23 tence.’’.

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