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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1472

To make unlawful the transfer or possession of assault weapons.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 24, 1993

Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. SYNAR) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JANUARY 27, 1994

Additional sponsors: Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr.

MANTON, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. FRANK of

Massachusetts, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida,

Mr. YATES, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO ́, Mr.

SCOTT, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. HOAGLAND, Ms. ESHOO, Mr.

STUDDS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. WYNN, Mr. BACCHUS of Florida, Mr.

ENGEL, and Ms. HARMAN

A BILL

To make unlawful the transfer or possession of assault

weapons.

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 Weapons Limi5 tation Act of 1993’’.
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow4 ing new paragraphs:

5 ‘‘(29) The term ‘assault weapon’ means any of the

6 firearms known as—

7 ‘‘(A) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies

8 Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all models);

9 ‘‘(B) Action Arms Israeli Military Industries

10 UZI and Galil;

11 ‘‘(C) Beretta AR–70 (SC–70);

12 ‘‘(D) Colt AR–15 and CAR–15;

13 ‘‘(E) Fabrique Nationale FN/FAL, FN/LAR,

14 and FNC;

15 ‘‘(F) MAC 10 and MAC 11;

16 ‘‘(G) Steyr AUG;

17 ‘‘(H) INTRATEC TEC–9; or

18 ‘‘(I) Street Sweeper and Striker 12.

19 ‘‘(30) The term ‘form 4473’ means the form pre20 scribed by the Secretary in section 178.124 of title 27,

21 Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of

22 enactment of this paragraph, or the equivalent of such a

23 form.’’.

24 (b) RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SECRETARY.—

25 Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
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1 (1) by adding at the end the following new sec2 tion:

3 ‘‘§ 931. Additional assault weapons

4 ‘‘The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney

5 General, may recommend to the Congress the addition or

6 deletion of firearms designated as assault weapons in sec7 tion 921(a)(29).’’; and

8 (2) in the chapter analysis by adding at the end

9 the following new item:

‘‘931. Additional assault weapons.’’.

10 SEC. 3. UNLAWFUL ACTS.

11 Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is

12 amended by adding at the end the following new sub13 sections:

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

15 be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess an assault

16 weapon.

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

18 ‘‘(A) the transfer or possession of an assault

19 weapon by or under authority of, the United States

20 or any department or agency thereof, or any State

21 or any department, agency, or political subdivision

22 thereof; or

23 ‘‘(B) an otherwise lawful transfer or possession

24 of an assault weapon that was lawfully possessed be25 fore the effective date of this subsection.
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1 ‘‘(t)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, ship,

2 or deliver an assault weapon to a person who has not com3 pleted a form 4473 in connection with the disposition of

4 the assault weapon.

5 ‘‘(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), it shall be

6 unlawful for a person to purchase, possess, or accept deliv7 ery of an assault weapon unless the person has completed

8 a form 4473 in connection with the disposition of the as9 sault weapon.

10 ‘‘(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to the possession

11 of an assault weapon by a person who has owned the as12 sault weapon continuously since before the effective date

13 of this paragraph, until the end of the 90-day period that

14 begins with the date the Secretary prescribes regulations

15 under paragraph (5).

16 ‘‘(4) If a person purchases an assault weapon from

17 anyone other than a licensed dealer, both the purchaser

18 and the seller shall maintain a record of the sale on the

19 seller’s original copy of form 4473.

20 ‘‘(5) The Secretary shall, within 90 days after the

21 date of enactment of this subsection, prescribe regulations

22 with respect to the completion of form 4473 pursuant to

23 paragraph (3), and the availability of form 4473 from li24 censed dealers.’’.
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1 SEC. 4. PENALTIES.

2 Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is

3 amended—

4 (1) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘and if the

5 firearm is an assault weapon, to imprisonment for

6 10 years,’’ after ‘‘sentenced to imprisonment for five

7 years,’’; and

8 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub9 section:

10 ‘‘(i) A person who knowingly violates section 922(t)

11 shall be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned not more

12 than 6 months, or both.’’.

13 SEC. 5. DISABILITY.

14 Section 922(g)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is

15 amended by inserting ‘‘or of a violation of section 922(t)’’

16 before the semicolon.

17 SEC. 6. STUDY BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

18 (a) STUDY.—The Attorney General shall investigate

19 and study the effect of this Act and the amendments made

20 by this Act and in particular shall determine their impact,

21 if any, on violent and drug trafficking crime. The study

22 shall be conducted over a period of 18 months, commenc23 ing 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act.

24 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 months after the

25 date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall

26 prepare and submit to the Congress a report setting forth
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1 in detail the findings and determinations made in the

2 study under subsection (a).

3 SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

4 This Act and the amendments made by this Act—

5 (1) shall become effective on the date that is 30

6 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and

7 (2) are repealed effective as of the date that is

8 3 years after the effective date.

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