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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5162 

To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 28, 2010 

Mr. CHILDERS (for himself, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. MELANCON, Mr. MICA, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 

Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. SHULER, Mr. ROSS, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. WILSON of 

South Carolina, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. 

BARROW, Mr. WALZ, Mr. HILL, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. 

YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MACK, 

Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. 

DINGELL, Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. MINNICK, Mr. 

TIAHRT, Mr. TEAGUE, Mr. JONES, Mr. OWENS, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. BOYD, 

Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. BACHUS, Mrs. HALVORSON, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. HODES, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. 

GERLACH, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. PERRIELLO, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. 

MCNERNEY, Mr. STUPAK, Ms. MARKEY of Colorado, Mr. DENT, Mr. 

TANNER, and Mr. BISHOP of Utah) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of 

Columbia. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Second Amendment 

3 Enforcement Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) The law-abiding citizens of the District of 

7 Columbia are deprived by local laws of handguns, ri8 fles, and shotguns that are commonly kept by law9 abiding persons throughout the United States for 

10 sporting use and for lawful defense of their persons, 

11 homes, businesses, and families. 

12 (2) The District of Columbia has among the 

13 highest per capita murder rates in the Nation, which 

14 may be attributed in part to local laws prohibiting 

15 possession of firearms by law-abiding persons who 

16 would otherwise be able to defend themselves and 

17 their loved ones in their own homes and businesses. 

18 (3) Officials of the District of Columbia have 

19 indicated their intention to continue to unduly re20 strict lawful firearm possession and use by citizens 

21 of the District. 

22 (4) Legislation is required to correct the Dis23 trict of Columbia’s law in order to restore the funda24 mental rights of its citizens under the Second 

25 Amendment to the United States Constitution and 

26 thereby enhance public safety. 


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1 SEC. 3. REFORM D.C. COUNCIL’S AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT 

2 FIREARMS. 

3 Section 4 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to prohibit the 

4 killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of 

5 Columbia’’, approved June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 809; sec. 

6 1–303.43, D.C. Official Code), is amended by adding at 

7 the end the following: ‘‘Nothing in this section or any 

8 other provision of law shall authorize, or shall be con9 strued to permit, the Council, the Mayor, or any govern10 mental or regulatory authority of the District of Columbia 

11 to prohibit, constructively prohibit, or unduly burden the 

12 ability of persons not prohibited from possessing firearms 

13 under Federal law from acquiring, possessing in their 

14 homes or businesses, transporting for legitimate purposes, 

15 or using for sporting, self-protection or other lawful pur16 poses, any firearm neither prohibited by Federal law nor 

17 subject to the National Firearms Act. The District of Co18 lumbia shall not have authority to enact laws or regula19 tions that discourage or eliminate the private ownership 

20 or use of firearms. Nothing in the previous two sentences 

21 shall be construed to prohibit the District of Columbia 

22 from regulating the carrying of firearms by a person, ei23 ther concealed or openly, other than at the person’s dwell24 ing place, place of business, or on other land possessed 

25 by the person.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. REPEAL D.C. SEMIAUTOMATIC BAN. 

2 Section 101(10) of the Firearms Control Regulations 

3 Act of 1975 (sec. 7–2501.01(10), D.C. Official Code) is 

4 amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(10) ‘Machine gun’ means any firearm which 

6 shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily re7 stored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, 

8 without manual reloading, by a single function of 

9 the trigger. The term ‘machine gun’ shall also in10 clude the frame or receiver of any such firearm, any 

11 part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or 

12 combination of parts designed and intended, for use 

13 in converting a firearm into a machine gun, and any 

14 combination of parts from which a machine gun can 

15 be assembled if such parts are in the possession or 

16 under the control of a person.’’. 

17 SEC. 5. REPEAL REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT AND AU18 THORIZE AMMUNITION SALES. 

19 (a) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(a) of the Fire21 arms Control Regulations Act of 1975 (sec. 7– 

22 2502.01(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by strik23 ing ‘‘any firearm, unless’’ and all that follows 

24 through paragraph (3) and inserting the following: 

25 ‘‘any firearm described in subsection (c).’’. 


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1 (2) DESCRIPTION OF FIREARMS REMAINING IL2 LEGAL.—Section 201 of such Act (sec. 7–2502.01, 

3 D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end 

4 the following new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(c) A firearm described in this subsection is any of 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) A sawed-off shotgun. 

8 ‘‘(2) A machine gun. 

9 ‘‘(3) A short-barreled rifle.’’. 

10 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading 

11 of section 201 of such Act (sec. 7–2502.01, D.C. Of12 ficial Code) is amended by striking ‘‘Registration re13 quirements’’ and inserting ‘‘Firearm Possession’’. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO FIREARMS CON15 TROL REGULATIONS ACT.—The Firearms Control Regu16 lations Act of 1975 is amended as follows: 

17 (1) Sections 202 through 211 (secs. 7–2502.02 

18 through 7–2502.11, D.C. Official Code) are re19 pealed. 

20 (2) Section 101 (sec. 7–2501.01, D.C. Official 

21 Code) is amended by striking paragraph (13). 

22 (3) Section 401 (sec. 7–2504.01, D.C. Official 

23 Code) is amended— 

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1 lowing: ‘‘the District, except that a person may 

2 engage in hand loading, reloading, or custom 

3 loading of ammunition for firearms lawfully 

4 possessed under this Act.’’; and 

5 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘which 

6 are unregisterable under section 202’’ and in7 serting ‘‘which are prohibited under section 

8 201’’. 

9 (4) Section 402 (sec. 7–2504.02, D.C. Official 

10 Code) is amended— 

11 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Any 

12 person eligible to register a firearm’’ and all 

13 that follows through ‘‘such business,’’ and in14 serting the following: ‘‘Any person not other15 wise prohibited from possessing or receiving a 

16 firearm under Federal or District law, or from 

17 being licensed under section 923 of title 18, 

18 United States Code,’’; and 

19 (B) in subsection (b), by amending para20 graph (1) to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(1) The applicant’s name;’’. 

22 (5) Section 403(b) (sec. 7–2504.03(b), D.C. Of23 ficial Code) is amended by striking ‘‘registration cer24 tificate’’ and inserting ‘‘dealer’s license’’. 


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1 (6) Section 404(a)(3) (sec. 7–2504.04(a)(3)), 

2 D.C. Official Code) is amended— 

3 (A) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 

4 ‘‘registration certificate number (if any) of the 

5 firearm,’’; 

6 (B) in subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking 

7 ‘‘holding the registration certificate’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘from whom it was received for repair’’; 

9 (C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking 

10 ‘‘and registration certificate number (if any) of 

11 the firearm’’; 

12 (D) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 

13 ‘‘registration certificate number or’’; and 

14 (E) by striking subparagraphs (D) and 

15 (E). 

16 (7) Section 406(c) (sec. 7–2504.06(c), D.C. Of17 ficial Code) is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(c) Within 45 days of a decision becoming effective 

19 which is unfavorable to a licensee or to an applicant for 

20 a dealer’s license, the licensee or application shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) lawfully remove from the District all de22 structive devices in his inventory, or peaceably sur23 render to the Chief all destructive devices in his in24 ventory in the manner provided in section 705; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) lawfully dispose, to himself or to another, 

2 any firearms and ammunition in his inventory.’’. 

3 (8) Section 407(b) (sec. 7–2504.07(b), D.C. Of4 ficial Code) is amended by striking ‘‘would not be el5 igible’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘is prohib6 ited from possessing or receiving a firearm under 

7 Federal or District law.’’. 

8 (9) Section 502 (sec. 7–2505.02, D.C. Official 

9 Code) is amended— 

10 (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 

11 follows: 

12 ‘‘(a) Any person or organization not prohibited from 

13 possessing or receiving a firearm under Federal or District 

14 law may sell or otherwise transfer ammunition or any fire15 arm, except those which are prohibited under section 201, 

16 to a licensed dealer.’’; 

17 (B) in subsection (b), by adding at the end 

18 the following new paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(3) Ammunition, excluding restricted pistol 

20 bullets, to any person not otherwise prohibited from 

21 possessing or receiving ammunition.’’; 

22 (C) by amending subsection (c) to read as 

23 follows: 

24 ‘‘(c) Any dealer licensed under the provisions of this 

25 Act may sell or otherwise transfer a firearm to any person 


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1 or organization not otherwise prohibited from possessing 

2 or receiving such firearm under Federal or District law. 

3 In the case of a sale or transfer of a handgun to a resident 

4 of the District of Columbia, a federally licensed importer, 

5 manufacturer, or dealer of firearms in Maryland or Vir6 ginia shall be treated as a dealer licensed under the provi7 sions of this Act for purposes of the previous sentence, 

8 notwithstanding section 922(b)(3) of title 18, United 

9 States Code, if the transferee meets in person with the 

10 transferor to accomplish the transfer, and the sale, deliv11 ery, and receipt fully comply with the legal conditions of 

12 sale in both the District of Columbia and the jurisdiction 

13 in which the transfer occurs.’’; 

14 (D) by striking subsection (d); and 

15 (E) by striking subsection (e). 

16 (10) Section 704 (sec. 7–2507.04, D.C. Official 

17 Code) is amended— 

18 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘any reg19 istration certificate or’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’; and 

20 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘reg21 istration certificate,’’. 

22 (c) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 

23 2(4) of the Illegal Firearm Sale and Distribution Strict 

24 Liability Act of 1992 (sec. 7–2531.01(4), D.C. Official 

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1 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or ignor2 ing proof of the purchaser’s residence in the District 

3 of Columbia’’; and 

4 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘registra5 tion and’’. 

6 SEC. 6. REPEAL HANDGUN AMMUNITION BAN. 

7 Section 601(3) of the Firearms Control Regulations 

8 Act of 1975 (sec. 7–2506.01(3), D.C. Official Code) is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘is the holder of the valid registration 

10 certificate for’’ and inserting ‘‘owns’’. 

11 SEC. 7. RESTORE RIGHT OF SELF DEFENSE IN THE HOME. 

12 Section 702 of the Firearms Control Regulations Act 

13 of 1975 (sec. 7–2507.02, D.C. Official Code) is amended 

14 to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘PENALTIES FOR ALLOWING ACCESS OF MINORS TO

16 LOADED FIREARMS IF INJURY RESULTS

17 ‘‘SEC. 702. (a) IN GENERAL.—A person in the Dis18 trict of Columbia is guilty of unlawful storage of a firearm 

19 if— 

20 ‘‘(1) the person knowingly stores or leaves a 

21 loaded firearm at any premises under the person’s 

22 control; 

23 ‘‘(2) the person knows or reasonably should 

24 know that a minor is likely to gain access to the fire25 arm without the permission of the minor’s parent or 

26 legal guardian; and 


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1 ‘‘(3) the minor kills or injures any person (in2 cluding the minor) by discharging the firearm. 

3 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—This section does not apply if— 

4 ‘‘(1) the firearm was stored in a securely locked 

5 container and the person did not inform the minor 

6 of the location of the key to, or the combination of, 

7 the container’s lock; 

8 ‘‘(2) the firearm was secured by a trigger lock 

9 and the person did not inform the minor of the loca10 tion of the key to, or the combination of, the trigger 

11 lock; 

12 ‘‘(3) the firearm was stored on the person’s 

13 body or in such proximity to the person that it could 

14 be used as quickly and as easily as if it were on the 

15 person’s body; 

16 ‘‘(4) the minor’s access to the firearm was a re17 sult of an unlawful entry; 

18 ‘‘(5) when discharging the firearm, the minor 

19 was acting in lawful self-defense or in defense of an20 other; 

21 ‘‘(6) when discharging the firearm, the minor 

22 was engaged in hunting or target or sport shooting 

23 under the supervision of the minor’s parent or 

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1 over the age of 18 with the parent’s or guardian’s 

2 consent; or 

3 ‘‘(7) the firearm is in the possession or control 

4 of a law enforcement officer while the officer is en5 gaged in official duties. 

6 ‘‘(c) MINOR DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

7 ‘minor’ means an individual under 16 years of age. 

8 ‘‘(d) PENALTY.—A person who violates this section 

9 shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, a term 

10 of imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both. 

11 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE IF VICTIM OF SHOOTING IS

12 CHILD OF PERSON COMMITTING VIOLATION.—If a viola13 tion of this section leads to the accidental shooting of a 

14 minor who is the child of the person who committed the 

15 violation, the United States attorney shall consider both 

16 the extent of the minor’s injuries and the effect of the 

17 minor’s injury or death on both of the minor’s parents 

18 when deciding whether to file charges under this section. 

19 No prosecution shall be brought in such circumstances un20 less the person who committed the violation behaved in 

21 a grossly negligent manner, or unless similarly egregious 

22 circumstances exist.’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. REMOVE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR POSSESSION 

2 OF UNREGISTERED FIREARMS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 706 of the Firearms Con4 trol Regulations Act of 1975 (sec. 7–2507.06, D.C. Offi5 cial Code) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and re6 designating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 

7 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

8 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to violations occur9 ring after the 60-day period which begins on the date of 

10 the enactment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 9. REGULATING INOPERABLE PISTOLS AND HARMO12 NIZING DEFINITIONS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF 

13 FIREARMS. 

14 Section 1 of the Act of July 8, 1932 (sec. 22–4501, 

15 D.C. Official Code), is amended as follows: 

16 (1) Insert after paragraph (2) the following new 

17 paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(2A) ‘Firearm’ means any weapon, regardless 

19 of operability, which will, or is designed or rede20 signed, made or remade, readily converted, restored, 

21 or repaired, or is intended to, expel a projectile or 

22 projectiles by the action of an explosive. Such term 

23 does not include— 

24 ‘‘(A) a destructive device, as defined in 

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1 ‘‘(B) a device used exclusively for line 

2 throwing, signaling, or safety, and required or 

3 recommended by the Coast Guard or Interstate 

4 Commerce Commission; or 

5 ‘‘(C) a device used exclusively for firing ex6 plosive rivets, stud cartridges, or similar indus7 trial ammunition and incapable for use as a 

8 weapon.’’. 

9 (2) Amend paragraph (4) to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(4) ‘Machine gun’ has the meaning given such 

11 term in section 101(10) of the Firearms Control 

12 Regulations Act of 1975.’’. 

13 (3) Amend paragraph (6) to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(6) ‘Pistol’ has the meaning given such term 

15 in section 101(12) of the Firearms Control Regula16 tions Act of 1975.’’. 

17 (4) Insert after paragraph (6) the following new 

18 paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(6A) ‘Place of business’ has the meaning given 

20 such term in section 101(12A) of the Firearms Con21 trol Regulations Act of 1975.’’. 

22 (5) Amend paragraph (8) to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(8) ‘Sawed-off shotgun’ has the meaning given 

24 such term in section 101(15) of the Firearms Con25 trol Regulations Act of 1975.’’. 


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1 (6) Insert after paragraph (9) the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(9A) ‘Shotgun’ has the meaning given such 

4 term in section 101(16) of the Firearms Control 

5 Regulations Act of 1975.’’. 

6 SEC. 10. PROHIBITIONS OF FIREARMS FROM PRIVATE AND 

7 SENSITIVE PUBLIC PROPERTY. 

8 The Act of July 8, 1932 (sec. 22–4501 et seq., D.C. 

9 Official Code), is amended by inserting after section 3 the 

10 following new section: 

11 ‘‘PROHIBITIONS OF FIREARMS FROM PRIVATE AND

12 SENSITIVE PUBLIC PROPERTY

13 ‘‘SEC. 3A. (a) Private persons or entities owning 

14 property in the District of Columbia may prohibit or re15 strict the possession of firearms on their property by any 

16 persons, other than law enforcement personnel when law17 fully authorized to enter onto the property or lessees occu18 pying residential or business premises. 

19 ‘‘(b) The District of Columbia may prohibit or re20 strict the possession of firearms within any building or 

21 structure under its control, or in any area of such building 

22 or structure, which has implemented security measures 

23 (including but not limited to guard posts, metal detection 

24 devices, x-ray or other scanning devices, or card-based or 

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1 prohibition or restriction may apply to lessees occupying 

2 residential or business premises.’’. 

3 SEC. 11. REGULATING THE CARRYING OF FIREARMS. 

4 (a) CARRYING RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS.—Section 4 of 

5 the Act of July 8, 1932 (sec. 22–4504, D.C. Official 

6 Code), is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the 

7 following new subsection: 

8 ‘‘(a-1) Except as otherwise permitted by law, no per9 son shall carry within the District of Columbia a rifle or 

10 shotgun. A person who violates this subsection shall be 

11 subject, as applicable, to the criminal penalties set forth 

12 in section 15 and paragraph (2) of subsection (a).’’. 

13 (b) AUTHORITY TO CARRY FIREARM IN CERTAIN

14 PLACES AND FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; LAWFUL TRANS15 PORTATION OF FIREARMS.—The Act of July 8, 1932 (sec. 

16 22–4501 et seq., D.C. Official Code), is amended by in17 serting after section 4 the following new sections: 

18 ‘‘AUTHORITY TO CARRY FIREARM IN CERTAIN PLACES

19 AND FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES

20 ‘‘SEC. 4A. Notwithstanding any other law, a person 

21 not otherwise prohibited by law from shipping, trans22 porting, possessing, or receiving a firearm may carry such 

23 firearm, whether loaded or unloaded— 

24 ‘‘(1) in the person’s dwelling house or place of 

25 business or on land owned or lawfully possessed by 

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1 ‘‘(2) by invitation on land owned or lawfully 

2 possessed by another; 

3 ‘‘(3) while it is being used for lawful rec4 reational, sporting, educational, or training pur5 poses; or 

6 ‘‘(4) while it is being transported for a lawful 

7 purpose as expressly authorized by District or Fed8 eral law and in accordance with the requirements of 

9 that law. 

10 ‘‘LAWFUL TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS

11 ‘‘SEC. 4B. (a) Any person who is not otherwise pro12 hibited by law from shipping, transporting, possessing, or 

13 receiving a firearm shall be permitted to transport a fire14 arm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may 

15 lawfully possess the firearm to any other place where he 

16 may lawfully possess the firearm if the firearm is trans17 ported in accordance with this section. 

18 ‘‘(b)(1) If the transportation of the firearm is by a 

19 vehicle, the firearm shall be unloaded, and neither the fire20 arm nor any ammunition being transported shall be read21 ily accessible or directly accessible from the passenger 

22 compartment of the transporting vehicle. 

23 ‘‘(2) If the transporting vehicle does not have a com24 partment separate from the driver’s compartment, the 

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1 tainer other than the glove compartment or console, and 

2 the firearm shall be unloaded. 

3 ‘‘(c) If the transportation of the firearm is in a man4 ner other than in a vehicle, the firearm shall be— 

5 ‘‘(1) unloaded; 

6 ‘‘(2) inside a locked container; and 

7 ‘‘(3) separate from any ammunition.’’. 

8 (c) EXCEPTIONS TO RESTRICTIONS ON CARRYING

9 CONCEALED WEAPONS.—Section 5 of such Act (sec. 22– 

10 4505, D.C. Official Code) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘pistol un12 loaded and in a secure wrapper from’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘firearm, transported in accordance with section 4b, 

14 from’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘pistol’’ each 

16 place it appears and inserting ‘‘firearm’’. 

17 SEC. 12. INCLUDING TOY AND ANTIQUE PISTOLS IN PROHI18 BITION AGAINST USING AN IMITATION FIRE19 ARM TO COMMIT A VIOLENT OR DANGEROUS 

20 CRIME. 

21 Section 13 of the Act of July 8, 1932 (sec. 22–4513, 

22 D.C. Official Code), is amended by striking ‘‘section 2 and 

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1 SEC. 13. PROVIDING JURISDICTION TO OFFICE OF ADMIN2 ISTRATIVE HEARINGS TO HEAR CASES PER3 TAINING TO DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF 

4 FIREARM DEALER LICENSES. 

5 Section 6 of the Office of Administrative Hearings 

6 Establishment Act of 2001 (D.C. Law 14–76; sec. 2– 

7 1831.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting after 

8 subsection (b–1) the following new subsection: 

9 ‘‘(b–2) In addition to those adjudicated cases listed 

10 in subsections (a), (b), and (b–1), this Act shall apply to 

11 all adjudicated cases involving the denial or revocation of 

12 a dealer license pursuant to section 406 of the Firearms 

13 Control Regulations Act of 1975.’’. 

14 SEC. 14. REPEALS OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ACTS. 

15 Effective on the day before the date of the enactment 

16 of this Act, the Firearms Registration Amendment Act of 

17 2008 (D.C. Law 17–372) and the Inoperable Pistol 

18 Amendment Act of 2008 (D.C. Law 17–388) are repealed, 

19 and any provision of law amended or repealed by either 

20 of such Acts is restored or revived as if such Acts had 

21 not been enacted into law. 

22 SEC. 15. SEVERABILITY. 

23 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if 

24 any provision of this Act, or any amendment made by this 

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1 tional, the other provisions of this Act and any other 

2 amendments made by this Act, and the application of such 

3 provision or amendment to other persons or cir4 cumstances, shall not be affected thereby. 

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