(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO FIREARMS CON-
TROL REGULATIONS ACT.—The Firearms Control Regu-
lations Act of 1975 is amended as follows: 
(1) Sections 202 through 211 (secs. 7— 
2502.02 through 7—2502.11, D.C. Official Code) 
are repealed. 
(2) Section 101 (sec. 7—2501.01, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking paragraph (13). 
(3) Section 401 (sec. 7—2504.01, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Dis-
trict;’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘the District, except that a person may 
engage in hand loading, reloading, or custom 
loading of ammunition for firearms lawfully 
possessed under this Act.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘which 
are unregisterable under section 202’’ and in-
serting ‘‘which are prohibited under section 
201’’. 
(4) Section 402 (sec. 7—2504.02, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Any 
person eligible to register a firearm’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘such business,’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘Any person not other-
wise prohibited from possessing or receiving a 
firearm under Federal of District law, or from 
being licensed under section 923 of title 18, 
United States Code,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by amending para-
graph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) The applicant’s name;’’. 
(5) Section 403(b) (sec. 7—2504.03(b), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘registration 
certificate’’ and inserting ‘‘dealer’s license’’. 
(6) Section 404(a)(3) (sec. 7—2504.04(a)(3)), 
D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘registration certificate number (if any) of the 
firearm,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking 
‘‘holding the registration certificate’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘from whom it was received for repair’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking 
‘‘and registration certificate number (if any) of 
the firearm’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘registration certificate number or’’;
(E) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking 
‘‘or registration number’’; and 
(F) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
clause (iii) and redesignating clauses (iv) and 
(v) as clauses (iii) and (iv). 
(7) Section 406(c) (sec. 7—2504.06(c), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) Within 45 days of a decision becoming effective 
which is unfavorable to a licensee or to an applicant for 
a dealer’s license, the licensee or application shall— 
‘‘(1) lawfully remove from the District all de-
structive devices in his inventory, or peaceably sur-
render to the Chief all destructive devices in his in-
ventory in the manner provided in section 705; and 
‘‘(2) lawfully dispose, to himself or to another, 
any firearms and ammunition in his inventory.’’. 
(8) Section 407(b) (sec. 7—2504.07(b), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘would not be 
eligible’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘is pro-
hibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under 
Federal or District law.’’. 
(9) Section 502 (sec. 7—2505.02, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows:
‘‘(a) Any person or organization not prohibited from 
possessing or receiving a firearm under Federal or District 
law may sell or otherwise transfer ammunition or any fire-
arm, except those which are prohibited under section 201, 
to a licensed dealer.’’; 
(B) by amending subsection (c) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) Any licensed dealer may sell or otherwise trans-
fer a firearm to any person or organization not otherwise 
prohibited from possessing or receiving such firearm under 
Federal or District law.’’; 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking para-
graphs (2) and (3); and 
(D) by striking subsection (e). 
(10) Section 704 (sec. 7—2507.04, D.C. Offi-
cial Code) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘any reg-
istration certificate or’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘reg-
istration certificate,’’. 
(c) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 
2(4) of the Illegal Firearm Sale and Distribution Strict 
Liability Act of 1992 (sec. 7—2531.01(2)(4), D.C. Offi-
cial Code) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or ignor-
ing proof of the purchaser’s residence in the District 
of Columbia’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘registra-
tion and’’. 
SEC. 6. REPEAL HANDGUN AMMUNITION BAN. 
(a) DEFINITION OF RESTRICTED PISTOL BULLET.— 
Section 101(13a) of the Firearms Control Regulations Act 
of 1975 (sec. 7—2501.01(13a)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(13a)(A) ‘Restricted pistol bullet’ means— 
‘‘(i) a projectile or projectile core which 
may be used in a handgun and which is con-
structed entirely (excluding the presence of 
traces of other substances) from one or a com-
bination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, 
bronze, beryllium copper, or depleted uranium; 
or 
‘‘(ii) a full-jacketed projectile larger than 
.22 caliber designed and intended for use in a 
handgun and whose jacket has a weight of more 
than 25 percent of the total weight of the pro-
jectile. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘restricted pistol bullet’ does not 
include shotgun shot required by Federal or State
environmental or game regulations for hunting pur-
poses, a frangible projectile designed for target 
shooting, a projectile which the Attorney General of 
the United States (pursuant to section 921(a)(17) of 
title 18, United States Code) finds is primarily in-
tended to be used for sporting purposes, or any 
other projectile or projectile core which the Attorney 
General finds is intended to be used for industrial 
purposes, including a charge used in an oil and gas 
well perforating device.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF BAN.—Section 601 of the Firearms 
Control Regulations Act of 1975 (sec. 7—2506.01, D.C. 
Official Code) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘ammunition’’ each place it ap-
pears (other than paragraph (4)) and inserting ‘‘re-
stricted pistol bullets’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
SEC. 7. RESTORE RIGHT OF SELF DEFENSE IN THE HOME. 
Section 702 of the Firearms Control Regulations Act 
of 1975 (sec. 7—2507.02, D.C. Official Code) is repealed.
SEC. 8. REMOVE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR POSSESSION 
OF UNREGISTERED FIREARMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 706 of the Firearms Con-
trol Regulations Act of 1975 (sec. 7—2507.06, D.C. Offi-
cial Code) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘that:’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(1) A’’ and inserting ‘‘that a’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to violations occur-
ring after the 60-day period which begins on the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 9. REMOVE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR CARRYING A 
FIREARM IN ONE’S DWELLING OR OTHER 
PREMISES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(a) of the Act of July 
8, 1932 (47 Stat. 651; sec. 22—4504(a), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘a pistol,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘ex-
cept in his dwelling house or place of business or on 
other land possessed by that person, whether loaded 
or unloaded, a firearm,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘except that:’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘(2) If the violation’’ and inserting 
‘‘except that if the violation’’.
(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS.—Section 
5(a) of such Act (47 Stat. 651; sec. 22—4505(a), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘pistol’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘firearm’’; and 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘, or to any person while carrying 
or transporting a firearm used in connection with an 
organized military activity, a target shoot, formal or 
informal target practice, sport shooting event, hunt-
ing, a firearms or hunter safety class, trapping, or 
a dog obedience training class or show, or the mov-
ing by a bona fide gun collector of part or all of the 
collector’s gun collection from place to place for pub-
lic or private exhibition while the person is engaged 
in, on the way to, or returning from that activity if 
each firearm is unloaded and carried in an enclosed 
case or an enclosed holster, or to any person car-
rying or transporting a firearm in compliance with 
sections 926A, 926B or 926C of title 18, United 
States Code.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to violations occurring
after the 60-day period which begins on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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