I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3155 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase of a semi-
automatic assault weapon by, and the sale of such a weapon to, individ-
uals under 25 years of age, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 9, 2023 
Mr. MOSKOWITZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the pur-
chase 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 Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(31) The term ‘semiautomatic assault weapon’ 
means any of the following, regardless of country of manu-
facture or caliber of ammunition accepted: 
‘‘(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capac-
ity 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 en-
hances 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 am-
munition feeding device with the capacity to accept 
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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, compo-
nent, device, attachment, or accessory that is de-
signed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of 
a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiauto-
matic rifle into a machinegun. 
‘‘(D) A semiautomatic pistol that has the ca-
pacity 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 out-
side of the pistol grip. 
‘‘(v) A semiautomatic version of an auto-
matic firearm. 
‘‘(vi) A manufactured weight of 50 ounces 
or more when unloaded. 
‘‘(vii) A stabilizing brace or similar compo-
nent. 
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‘‘(E) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed am-
munition feeding device that has the capacity to ac-
cept 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, dupli-
cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa-
bility 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. 
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‘‘(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 ri-
fles. 
‘‘(XIV) Colt Match Target rifles. 
‘‘(XV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 
rifles. 
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‘‘(XVI) Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles. 
‘‘(XVII) Devil Dog Arms 15 Series ri-
fles. 
‘‘(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 ri-
fles. 
‘‘(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 ri-
fles. 
‘‘(XXXIII) Remington R–15 rifles. 
‘‘(XXXIV) Rhino Arms AR rifles. 
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‘‘(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 ri-
fles. 
‘‘(XLIII) WMD Guns Big Beast. 
‘‘(XLIV) Yankee Hill Machine Com-
pany, 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. 
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‘‘(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 Tac-
tical 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. 
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‘‘(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 pis-
tol. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(II) Thompson TA5. 
‘‘(xiv) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI. 
‘‘(J) All of the following shotguns, copies, dupli-
cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa-
bility 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, in-
cluding 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, in-
cluding TNW M2HB and FN M2495. 
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‘‘(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 shot-
gun 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 re-
peating 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 fire-
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arm so that the shroud protects the user of the fire-
arm from heat generated by the barrel; and 
‘‘(B) does not include— 
‘‘(i) a slide that partially or completely en-
closes 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 de-
vice’ means an ammunition feeding device that can be re-
moved 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. 
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‘‘(45) The term ‘grenade launcher’ means an attach-
ment 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 thumb-
hole 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 ammuni-
tion 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 ‘‘juve-
nile’’ and inserting ‘‘person who is less than 25 
years of age’’; 
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(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (8), re-
spectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell a semi-
automatic 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 weap-
on.’’; and 
(2) in section 924(a)(6)(B)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘handgun’’ each place the 
term appears and inserting ‘‘handgun, a semi-
automatic 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. 
Æ 
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