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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3652

To apply equal standards to certain foreign made and domestically produced

handguns.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 13, 1996

Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. BERMAN, Mr.

ENGEL, Mr. NADLER, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. YATES, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode

Island, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. HORN, Ms. NORTON, Mr.

CLAY, Mr. OWENS, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MANTON, and Mr. TORRICELLI)

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

Judicary

A BILL

To apply equal standards to certain foreign made and

domestically produced handguns.

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 ‘‘Junk Gun Violence

5 Protection Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

7 The Congress finds that—
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1 (1) the prohibition on the importation of hand2 guns that are not generally recognized as particu3 larly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting

4 purposes, often described as junk guns or Saturday

5 night specials, has led to the creation of a high-vol6 ume market for these weapons that are domestically

7 manufactured;

8 (2) traffic in junk guns constitutes a serious

9 threat to public welfare and to law enforcement offi10 cers, and the use of such firearms is increasing;

11 (3) junk guns are used disproportionately in the

12 commission of crimes;

13 (4) of the firearms traced in 1995, the 3 fire14 arms most commonly traced to crimes were junk

15 guns; and

16 (5) the domestic manufacture, transfer, and

17 possession of junk guns should be restricted.

18 SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON MANUFACTURE, TRANSFER, AND

19 POSSESSION OF CERTAIN HANDGUNS.

20 (a) RESTRICTION.—Section 922 of title 18, United

21 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow22 ing new subsection:

23 ‘‘(y)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to manufac24 ture, transfer, or possess a junk gun that has been shipped

25 or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
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1 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—

2 ‘‘(A) the possession or transfer of any junk gun

3 otherwise lawfully possessed under Federal law on

4 the date of the enactment of the Junk Gun Violence

5 Protection Act;

6 ‘‘(B) any firearm or replica of a firearm that

7 has been rendered permanently inoperative;

8 ‘‘(C) the manufacture for, transfer to, or pos9 session by the United States or a State or a depart10 ment or agency of the United States, or a State or

11 a department, agency, or political subdivision of a

12 State, or a transfer to or possession by a law en13 forcement officer employed by such an entity for law

14 enforcement purposes (whether on or off duty); or

15 ‘‘(D) the manufacture, transfer, or possession

16 of a junk gun by a licensed manufacturer or licensed

17 importer for the purposes of testing or experimen18 tation authorized by the Secretary.’’.

19 (b) DEFINITION OF JUNK GUN.—Section 921(a) of

20 title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the

21 end the following new paragraph:

22 ‘‘(33) The term ‘junk gun’ means any firearm that

23 is not described in section 925(d)(3) or any regulation is24 sued under such section.’’.

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