Protecting the Second Amendment through Responsible Gun Ownership Act

Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement


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[H.R. 3155 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3155

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase of a 
  semiautomatic assault weapon by, and the sale of such a weapon to, 
       individuals under 25 years of age, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2023

Mr. Moskowitz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase of a 
  semiautomatic assault weapon by, and the sale of such a weapon to, 
       individuals under 25 years of age, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting the Second Amendment 
through Responsible Gun Ownership Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPON BY, 
              AND SALE OF SUCH A WEAPON TO, INDIVIDUALS UNDER 25 YEARS 
              OF AGE.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting after paragraph (30) the following:
    ``(31) The term `semiautomatic assault weapon' means any of the 
following, regardless of country of manufacture or caliber of 
ammunition accepted:
            ``(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to accept 
        a detachable ammunition feeding device and any one of the 
        following:
                    ``(i) A pistol grip.
                    ``(ii) A forward grip.
                    ``(iii) A folding, telescoping, or detachable 
                stock, or is otherwise foldable or adjustable in a 
                manner that operates to reduce the length, size, or any 
                other dimension, or otherwise enhances the 
                concealability, of the weapon.
                    ``(iv) A grenade launcher.
                    ``(v) A barrel shroud.
                    ``(vi) A threaded barrel.
            ``(B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed ammunition 
        feeding device with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, 
        except for an attached tubular device designed to accept, and 
        capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
            ``(C) Any part, combination of parts, component, device, 
        attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to 
        accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but not 
        convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun.
            ``(D) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to 
        accept a detachable ammunition feeding device and any one of 
        the following:
                    ``(i) A threaded barrel.
                    ``(ii) A second pistol grip.
                    ``(iii) A barrel shroud.
                    ``(iv) The capacity to accept a detachable 
                ammunition feeding device at some location outside of 
                the pistol grip.
                    ``(v) A semiautomatic version of an automatic 
                firearm.
                    ``(vi) A manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more 
                when unloaded.
                    ``(vii) A stabilizing brace or similar component.
            ``(E) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed ammunition 
        feeding device that has the capacity to accept more than 10 
        rounds.
            ``(F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has any one of the 
        following:
                    ``(i) A folding, telescoping, or detachable stock.
                    ``(ii) A pistol grip.
                    ``(iii) A fixed ammunition feeding device with the 
                capacity to accept more than 5 rounds.
                    ``(iv) The ability to accept a detachable 
                ammunition feeding device.
                    ``(v) A forward grip.
                    ``(vi) A grenade launcher.
            ``(G) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
            ``(H) All of the following rifles, copies, duplicates, 
        variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any such 
        weapon thereof:
                    ``(i) All AK types, including the following:
                            ``(I) AK, AK47, AK47S, AK-74, AKM, AKS, 
                        ARM, MAK90, MISR, NHM90, NHM91, Rock River Arms 
                        LAR-47, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms AK-47, VEPR, 
                        WASR-10, and WUM.
                            ``(II) IZHMASH Saiga AK.
                            ``(III) MAADI AK47 and ARM.
                            ``(IV) Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 86S.
                            ``(V) Poly Technologies AK47 and AKS.
                    ``(ii) All AR types, including the following:
                            ``(I) AR-10.
                            ``(II) AR-15.
                            ``(III) Alexander Arms Overmatch Plus 16.
                            ``(IV) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine.
                            ``(V) Armalite M15-T.
                            ``(VI) Barrett REC7.
                            ``(VII) Beretta AR-70.
                            ``(VIII) Black Rain Ordnance Recon Scout.
                            ``(IX) Bushmaster ACR.
                            ``(X) Bushmaster Carbon 15.
                            ``(XI) Bushmaster MOE series.
                            ``(XII) Bushmaster XM15.
                            ``(XIII) Chiappa Firearms MFour rifles.
                            ``(XIV) Colt Match Target rifles.
                            ``(XV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 rifles.
                            ``(XVI) Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles.
                            ``(XVII) Devil Dog Arms 15 Series rifles.
                            ``(XVIII) Diamondback DB15 rifles.
                            ``(XIX) DoubleStar AR rifles.
                            ``(XX) DPMS Tactical rifles.
                            ``(XXI) DSA Inc. ZM-4 Carbine.
                            ``(XXII) Heckler & Koch MR556.
                            ``(XXIII) High Standard HSA-15 rifles.
                            ``(XXIV) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 rifle.
                            ``(XXV) Knight's Armament SR-15.
                            ``(XXVI) Lancer L15 rifles.
                            ``(XXVII) MGI Hydra Series rifles.
                            ``(XXVIII) Mossberg MMR Tactical rifles.
                            ``(XXIX) Noreen Firearms BN 36 rifle.
                            ``(XXX) Olympic Arms.
                            ``(XXXI) POF USA P415.
                            ``(XXXII) Precision Firearms AR rifles.
                            ``(XXXIII) Remington R-15 rifles.
                            ``(XXXIV) Rhino Arms AR rifles.
                            ``(XXXV) Rock River Arms LAR-15.
                            ``(XXXVI) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles and MCX 
                        rifles.
                            ``(XXXVII) SKS with a detachable ammunition 
                        feeding device.
                            ``(XXXVIII) Smith & Wesson M&P15 rifles.
                            ``(XXXIX) Stag Arms AR rifles.
                            ``(XL) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 and AR-556 
                        rifles.
                            ``(XLI) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 rifles.
                            ``(XLII) Windham Weaponry AR rifles.
                            ``(XLIII) WMD Guns Big Beast.
                            ``(XLIV) Yankee Hill Machine Company, Inc. 
                        YHM-15 rifles.
                    ``(iii) Barrett M107A1.
                    ``(iv) Barrett M82A1.
                    ``(v) Beretta CX4 Storm.
                    ``(vi) Calico Liberty Series.
                    ``(vii) CETME Sporter.
                    ``(viii) Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max 1, Max 2, AR 100, and 
                AR 110C.
                    ``(ix) Fabrique Nationale/FN Herstal FAL, LAR, 22 
                FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000.
                    ``(x) Feather Industries AT-9.
                    ``(xi) Galil Model AR and Model ARM.
                    ``(xii) Hi-Point Carbine.
                    ``(xiii) HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, HK-PSG-1, and HK USC.
                    ``(xiv) IWI TAVOR, Galil ACE rifle.
                    ``(xv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU-16, and RFB.
                    ``(xvi) SIG AMT, SIG PE-57, Sig Sauer SG 550, Sig 
                Sauer SG 551, and SIG MCX.
                    ``(xvii) Springfield Armory SAR-48.
                    ``(xviii) Steyr AUG.
                    ``(xix) Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mini-14 Tactical Rifle 
                M-14/20CF.
                    ``(xx) All Thompson rifles, including the 
                following:
                            ``(I) Thompson M1SB.
                            ``(II) Thompson T1100D.
                            ``(III) Thompson T150D.
                            ``(IV) Thompson T1B.
                            ``(V) Thompson T1B100D.
                            ``(VI) Thompson T1B50D.
                            ``(VII) Thompson T1BSB.
                            ``(VIII) Thompson T1-C.
                            ``(IX) Thompson T1D.
                            ``(X) Thompson T1SB.
                            ``(XI) Thompson T5.
                            ``(XII) Thompson T5100D.
                            ``(XIII) Thompson TM1.
                            ``(XIV) Thompson TM1C.
                    ``(xxi) UMAREX UZI rifle.
                    ``(xxii) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A Carbine, and 
                UZI Model B Carbine.
                    ``(xxiii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78.
                    ``(xxiv) Vector Arms UZI Type.
                    ``(xxv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk.
                    ``(xxvi) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine.
            ``(I) All of the following pistols, copies, duplicates, 
        variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any such 
        weapon thereof:
                    ``(i) All AK-47 types, including the following:
                            ``(I) Centurion 39 AK pistol.
                            ``(II) CZ Scorpion pistol.
                            ``(III) Draco AK-47 pistol.
                            ``(IV) HCR AK-47 pistol.
                            ``(V) IO Inc. Hellpup AK-47 pistol.
                            ``(VI) Krinkov pistol.
                            ``(VII) Mini Draco AK-47 pistol.
                            ``(VIII) PAP M92 pistol.
                            ``(IX) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol.
                    ``(ii) All AR-15 types, including the following:
                            ``(I) American Spirit AR-15 pistol.
                            ``(II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol.
                            ``(III) Chiappa Firearms M4 Pistol GEN II.
                            ``(IV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 Roscoe 
                        pistol.
                            ``(V) Daniel Defense MK18 pistol.
                            ``(VI) DoubleStar Corporation AR pistol.
                            ``(VII) DPMS AR-15 pistol.
                            ``(VIII) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 pistol.
                            ``(IX) Olympic Arms AR-15 pistol.
                            ``(X) Osprey Armament MK-18 pistol.
                            ``(XI) POF USA AR pistols.
                            ``(XII) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pistol.
                            ``(XIII) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 pistol.
                    ``(iii) Calico Liberty pistols.
                    ``(iv) DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol.
                    ``(v) Encom MP-9 and MP-45.
                    ``(vi) Heckler & Koch model SP-89 pistol.
                    ``(vii) Intratec AB-10, TEC-22 Scorpion, TEC-9, and 
                TEC-DC9.
                    ``(viii) IWI Galil Ace pistol, UZI PRO pistol.
                    ``(ix) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol.
                    ``(x) The following MAC types:
                            ``(I) MAC-10.
                            ``(II) MAC-11.
                            ``(III) Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 Mini 
                        Pistol, MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical Pistol, and 
                        MPA Mini Tactical Pistol.
                            ``(IV) Military Armament Corp. Ingram M-11.
                            ``(V) Velocity Arms VMAC.
                    ``(xi) Sig Sauer P556 pistol.
                    ``(xii) Sites Spectre.
                    ``(xiii) All Thompson types, including the 
                following:
                            ``(I) Thompson TA510D.
                            ``(II) Thompson TA5.
                    ``(xiv) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI.
            ``(J) All of the following shotguns, copies, duplicates, 
        variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any such 
        weapon thereof:
                    ``(i) DERYA Anakon MC-1980, Anakon SD12.
                    ``(ii) Doruk Lethal shotguns.
                    ``(iii) Franchi LAW-12 and SPAS 12.
                    ``(iv) All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, including the 
                following:
                            ``(I) IZHMASH Saiga 12.
                            ``(II) IZHMASH Saiga 12S.
                            ``(III) IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP-01.
                            ``(IV) IZHMASH Saiga 12K.
                            ``(V) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-030.
                            ``(VI) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-040 Taktika.
                    ``(v) Streetsweeper.
                    ``(vi) Striker 12.
            ``(K) All belt-fed semiautomatic firearms, including TNW 
        M2HB and FN M2495.
            ``(L) Any combination of parts from which a firearm 
        described in subparagraphs (A) through (K) can be assembled.
            ``(M) The frame or receiver of a rifle or shotgun described 
        in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (F), (G), (H), (J), or (K).''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(38) The term `semiautomatic pistol' means any repeating pistol 
that--
            ``(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
        cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the 
        next round; and
            ``(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each 
        cartridge.
    ``(39) The term `semiautomatic shotgun' means any repeating shotgun 
that--
            ``(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
        cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the 
        next round; and
            ``(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each 
        cartridge.
    ``(40) The term `barrel shroud'--
            ``(A) means a shroud that is attached to, or partially or 
        completely encircles, the barrel of a firearm so that the 
        shroud protects the user of the firearm from heat generated by 
        the barrel; and
            ``(B) does not include--
                    ``(i) a slide that partially or completely encloses 
                the barrel; or
                    ``(ii) an extension of the stock along the bottom 
                of the barrel which does not encircle or substantially 
                encircle the barrel.
    ``(41) The term `detachable ammunition feeding device' means an 
ammunition feeding device that can be removed from a firearm without 
disassembly of the firearm action.
    ``(42) The term `fixed ammunition feeding device' means an 
ammunition feeding device that is permanently fixed to the firearm in 
such a manner that it cannot be removed without disassembly of the 
firearm.
    ``(43) The term `folding, telescoping, or detachable stock' means a 
stock that folds, telescopes, detaches or otherwise operates to reduce 
the length, size, or any other dimension, or otherwise enhances the 
concealability, of a firearm.
    ``(44) The term `forward grip' means a grip located forward of the 
trigger that functions as a pistol grip.
    ``(45) The term `grenade launcher' means an attachment for use on a 
firearm that is designed to propel a grenade or other similar 
destructive device.
    ``(46) The term `pistol grip' means a grip, a thumbhole stock or 
Thordsen-type grip or stock, or any other characteristic that can 
function as a grip.
    ``(47) The term `threaded barrel' means a feature or characteristic 
that is designed in such a manner to allow for the attachment of a 
device such as a firearm silencer or a flash suppressor.
    ``(48) The term `belt-fed semiautomatic firearm' means any 
repeating firearm that--
            ``(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing 
        cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the 
        next round;
            ``(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each 
        cartridge; and
            ``(C) has the capacity to accept a belt ammunition feeding 
        device.''.
    (b) Prohibitions.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in section 922(x)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``juvenile'' 
                and inserting ``person who is less than 25 years of 
                age'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as 
                paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
    ``(3) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell a semiautomatic 
assault weapon to another person who the seller knows or has reasonable 
cause to believe is less than 25 years of age.
    ``(4) It shall be unlawful for a person who is less than 25 years 
of age to purchase a semiautomatic assault weapon.''; and
            (2) in section 924(a)(6)(B)(ii)--
                    (A) by striking ``handgun'' each place the term 
                appears and inserting ``handgun, a semiautomatic 
                assault weapon,'';
                    (B) by inserting ``, or sold a semiautomatic 
                assault weapons to a person who is less than 25 years 
                of age,'' after ``juvenile'' the 1st place the term 
                appears; and
                    (C) by inserting ``or purchaser, as the case may 
                be,'' after ``juvenile'' the 2nd place the term 
                appears.
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