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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1421

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation and

the manufacture of firearms designed to accept a silencer, bayonet,

grenade launcher, flash suppressor, or folding stock, of certain ammunition feeding devices, and of related devices, and to provide for the

imposition of enhanced penalties for the possession or the use of any

such item in a crime of violence or in a drug trafficking crime.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 18, 1993

Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BACCHUS of Florida, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BORSKI, Mrs. BYRNE, Mr. CLAY,

Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. DERRICK,

Mr. EDWARDS of California, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr.

FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr.

HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Mrs.

LOWEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. MILLER of California, Mrs.

MORELLA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. OWENS, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. RANGEL, Mr.

REYNOLDS, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SABO,

Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.

TRAFICANT, Mr. YATES, Ms. WATERS, and Mr. WHEAT) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation and the manufacture of firearms designed to

accept a silencer, bayonet, grenade launcher, flash suppressor, or folding stock, of certain ammunition feeding

devices, and of related devices, and to provide for the

imposition of enhanced penalties for the possession or
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the use of any such item in a crime of violence or

in a drug trafficking crime.

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 ‘‘Assault Weapon Act

5 of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE IMPORTATION AND

7 THE MANUFACTURE OF ASSAULT WEAPONS

8 AND RELATED DEVICES.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United

10 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow11 ing:

12 ‘‘(s) It shall be unlawful for any person to import or

13 manufacture—

14 ‘‘(1) a firearm having threading, lugs, or other

15 characteristics which are designed to facilitate the

16 direct attachment of a silencer, bayonet, grenade

17 launcher, flash suppressor, or folding stock to the

18 firearm;

19 ‘‘(2) any part or combination of parts designed

20 to facilitate the attachment of a bayonet, silencer,

21 grenade launcher, flash suppressor, or folding stock

22 to a firearm;

23 ‘‘(3) a shotgun with a fixed magazine which is

24 capable of holding 7 or more rounds of ammunition;
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1 ‘‘(4) a detachable magazine, drum, belt, feed

2 strip, or similar device which has a capacity of, or

3 can be readily restored or converted to accept, 10 or

4 more rounds of ammunition;

5 ‘‘(5) any combination of parts—

6 ‘‘(A) designed and intended solely and ex7 clusively for assembling a device described in

8 paragraph (4); and

9 ‘‘(B) from which a device described in

10 paragraph (4) could be assembled if such parts

11 were possessed or controlled by 1 person; or

12 ‘‘(6) any part specifically designed for use in

13 assembling a device described in paragraph (4).’’.

14 (b) PENALTY.—Section 924(a) of such title is amend15 ed by adding at the end the following:

16 ‘‘(5) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(s) shall

17 be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned not more

18 than 10 years, or both.’’.

19 SEC. 3. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR THE POSSESSION OR

20 THE USE OF AN ASSAULT WEAPON OR A RE21 LATED DEVICE IN A CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR

22 IN A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME.

23 Section 924(c) of title 18, United States Code, is

24 amended—
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1 (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by

2 striking ‘‘subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph’’;

3 and

4 (2) by adding at the end the following:

5 ‘‘(4) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this sub6 section shall apply in like manner to whomever, in the cir7 cumstances described in such paragraph (1), uses or car8 ries an item described in section 922(s), except that—

9 ‘‘(A) in the case of the first conviction of a per10 son under this paragraph, such person shall be sen11 tenced to imprisonment for ten years; and

12 ‘‘(B) in the case of the second or subsequent

13 conviction of such person under this paragraph, such

14 person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for thirty

15 years.’’.

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