I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 437 
To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear 
arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2013 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. CARNEY, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. NAD-
LER, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. 
TIERNEY, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. COHEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. 
CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
MATSUI, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. SIRES, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER 
of California, Mr. HIMES, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HOLT, 
Mr. MORAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. SERRANO, 
Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. ESTY, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. SHERMAN, 
Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. HAHN, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. BISHOP of New York, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. CONYERS, 
and Ms. MENG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to 
keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Assault Weapons Ban 
of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting after paragraph (29) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(30) 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. 
‘‘(31) 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.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(36) The term ‘semiautomatic assault weapon’ 
means any of the following, regardless of country of manu-
facture or caliber of ammunition accepted: 
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‘‘(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capac-
ity to accept a detachable magazine and any 1 of the 
following: 
‘‘(i) A pistol grip. 
‘‘(ii) A forward grip. 
‘‘(iii) A folding, telescoping, or detachable 
stock. 
‘‘(iv) A grenade launcher or rocket launch-
er. 
‘‘(v) A barrel shroud. 
‘‘(vi) A threaded barrel. 
‘‘(B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed 
magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 
rounds, except for an attached tubular device de-
signed 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 magazine and any 1 of 
the following: 
‘‘(i) A threaded barrel. 
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‘‘(ii) A second pistol grip. 
‘‘(iii) A barrel shroud. 
‘‘(iv) The capacity to accept a detachable 
magazine at some location outside of the pistol 
grip. 
‘‘(v) A semiautomatic version of an auto-
matic firearm. 
‘‘(E) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed maga-
zine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 
rounds. 
‘‘(F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has any 1 
of the following: 
‘‘(i) A folding, telescoping, or detachable 
stock. 
‘‘(ii) A pistol grip. 
‘‘(iii) A fixed magazine with the capacity to 
accept more than 5 rounds. 
‘‘(iv) The ability to accept a detachable 
magazine. 
‘‘(v) A forward grip. 
‘‘(vi) A grenade launcher or rocket launch-
er. 
‘‘(G) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine. 
‘‘(IV) Armalite M15–T. 
‘‘(V) Barrett REC7. 
‘‘(VI) Beretta AR–70. 
‘‘(VII) Bushmaster ACR. 
‘‘(VIII) Bushmaster Carbon 15. 
‘‘(IX) Bushmaster MOE series. 
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‘‘(X) Bushmaster XM15. 
‘‘(XI) Colt Match Target Rifles. 
‘‘(XII) DoubleStar AR rifles. 
‘‘(XIII) DPMS Tactical Rifles. 
‘‘(XIV) Heckler & Koch MR556. 
‘‘(XV) Olympic Arms. 
‘‘(XVI) Remington R–15 rifles. 
‘‘(XVII) Rock River Arms LAR–15. 
‘‘(XVIII) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles. 
‘‘(XIX) Smith & Wesson M&P15 Ri-
fles. 
‘‘(XX) Stag Arms AR rifles. 
‘‘(XXI) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 
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. 
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‘‘(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) Kel-Tec Sub–2000, SU–16, and 
RFB. 
‘‘(xv) SIG AMT, SIG PE–57, Sig Sauer 
SG 550, and Sig Sauer SG 551. 
‘‘(xvi) Springfield Armory SAR–48. 
‘‘(xvii) Steyr AUG. 
‘‘(xviii) Sturm, Ruger Mini-14 Tactical 
Rife M–14/20CF. 
‘‘(xix) 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. 
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‘‘(XII) Thompson T5100D. 
‘‘(XIII) Thompson TM1. 
‘‘(XIV) Thompson TM1C. 
‘‘(xx) UMAREX UZI Rifle. 
‘‘(xxi) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A 
Carbine, and UZI Model B Carbine. 
‘‘(xxii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78. 
‘‘(xxiii) Vector Arms UZI Type. 
‘‘(xxiv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk. 
‘‘(xxv) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine. 
‘‘(I) All of the following pistols, copies, dupli-
cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa-
bility of any such weapon thereof: 
‘‘(i) All AK–47 types, including the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) Centurion 39 AK pistol. 
‘‘(II) Draco AK–47 pistol. 
‘‘(III) HCR AK–47 pistol. 
‘‘(IV) IO Inc. Hellpup AK–47 pistol. 
‘‘(V) Krinkov pistol. 
‘‘(VI) Mini Draco AK–47 pistol. 
‘‘(VII) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol. 
‘‘(ii) All AR–15 types, including the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) American Spirit AR–15 pistol. 
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‘‘(II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol. 
‘‘(III) DoubleStar Corporation AR 
pistol. 
‘‘(IV) DPMS AR–15 pistol. 
‘‘(V) Olympic Arms AR–15 pistol. 
‘‘(VI) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pis-
tol. 
‘‘(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) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol. 
‘‘(ix) 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. 
‘‘(x) Sig Sauer P556 pistol. 
‘‘(xi) Sites Spectre. 
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‘‘(xii) All Thompson types, including the 
following: 
‘‘(I) Thompson TA510D. 
‘‘(II) Thompson TA5. 
‘‘(xiii) 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) Franchi LAW–12 and SPAS 12. 
‘‘(ii) 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. 
‘‘(iii) Streetsweeper. 
‘‘(iv) Striker 12. 
‘‘(K) All belt-fed semiautomatic firearms, in-
cluding TNW M2HB. 
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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). 
‘‘(37) The term ‘large capacity ammunition feeding 
device’— 
‘‘(A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, 
or similar device, including any such device joined or 
coupled with another in any manner, that has an 
overall capacity of, or that can be readily restored, 
changed, or converted to accept, more than 10 
rounds of ammunition; and 
‘‘(B) does not include an attached tubular de-
vice designed to accept, and capable of operating 
only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.’’. 
(b) RELATED DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of title 
18, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(38) The term ‘barrel shroud’— 
‘‘(A) means a shroud that is attached to, or 
partially or completely encircles, the barrel of a fire-
arm so that the shroud protects the user of the fire-
arm from heat generated by the barrel; and 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(39) The term ‘detachable magazine’ means an am-
munition feeding device that can be removed from a fire-
arm without disassembly of the firearm action. 
‘‘(40) The term ‘fixed magazine’ means an ammuni-
tion feeding device that is permanently fixed to the firearm 
in such a manner that it cannot be removed without dis-
assembly of the firearm. 
‘‘(41) 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. 
‘‘(42) The term ‘forward grip’ means a grip located 
forward of the trigger that functions as a pistol grip. 
‘‘(43) The term ‘rocket’ means any simple or complex 
tubelike device containing combustibles that on being ig-
nited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through 
the air and has a propellant charge of not more than 4 
ounces. 
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‘‘(44) The term ‘grenade launcher or rocket launcher’ 
means an attachment for use on a firearm that is designed 
to propel a grenade, rocket, or other similar destructive 
device. 
‘‘(45) The term ‘permanently inoperable’ means a 
firearm which is incapable of discharging a shot by means 
of an explosive and incapable of being readily restored to 
a firing condition. 
‘‘(46) The term ‘pistol grip’ means a grip, a thumb-
hole 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 ‘qualified law enforcement officer’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 926B of title 
18, United States Code. 
‘‘(49) The term ‘grandfathered semiautomatic as-
sault weapon’ means any semiautomatic assault weapon 
the importation, possession, sale, or transfer of which 
would be unlawful under section 922(v) but for the excep-
tion under paragraph (2) of such section. 
‘‘(50) The term ‘belt-fed semiautomatic firearm’ 
means any repeating firearm that— 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
SEC. 3. RESTRICTIONS ON ASSAULT WEAPONS AND LARGE 
CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting after subsection (u) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to import, 
sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting 
interstate or foreign commerce, a semiautomatic assault 
weapon. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession, 
sale, or transfer of any semiautomatic assault weapon oth-
erwise lawfully possessed under Federal law on the date 
of enactment of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013. 
‘‘(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any firearm 
that— 
‘‘(A) is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, 
or slide action; 
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‘‘(B) has been rendered permanently inoperable; 
or 
‘‘(C) is an antique firearm, as defined in section 
921 of this title. 
‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) the importation for, manufacture for, sale 
to, transfer to, or possession by the United States 
or a department or agency of the United States or 
a State or a department, agency, or political subdivi-
sion of a State, or a sale or transfer to or possession 
by a qualified law enforcement officer employed by 
the United States or a department or agency of the 
United States or a State or a department, agency, 
or political subdivision of a State, for purposes of 
law enforcement (whether on or off duty), or a sale 
or transfer to or possession by a campus law en-
forcement officer for purposes of law enforcement 
(whether on or off duty); 
‘‘(B) the importation for, or sale or transfer to 
a licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 for purposes of establishing and maintaining 
an on-site physical protection system and security 
organization required by Federal law, or possession 
by an employee or contractor of such licensee on-site 
for such purposes or off-site for purposes of licensee- 
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authorized training or transportation of nuclear ma-
terials; 
‘‘(C) the possession, by an individual who is re-
tired in good standing from service with a law en-
forcement agency and is not otherwise prohibited 
from receiving a firearm, of a semiautomatic assault 
weapon— 
‘‘(i) sold or transferred to the individual by 
the agency upon such retirement; or 
‘‘(ii) that the individual purchased, or oth-
erwise obtained, for official use before such re-
tirement; 
‘‘(D) the importation, sale, manufacture, trans-
fer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon 
by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer for 
the purposes of testing or experimentation author-
ized by the Attorney General; or 
‘‘(E) the importation, sale, manufacture, trans-
fer, or possession of a firearm specified in Appendix 
A to this section, as such firearm was manufactured 
on the date of introduction of the Assault Weapons 
Ban of 2013. 
‘‘(5) For purposes of paragraph (4)(A), the term 
‘campus law enforcement officer’ means an individual who 
is— 
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‘‘(A) employed by a private institution of higher 
education that is eligible for funding under title IV 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) responsible for the prevention or investiga-
tion of crime involving injury to persons or property, 
including apprehension or detention of persons for 
such crimes; 
‘‘(C) authorized by Federal, State, or local law 
to carry a firearm, execute search warrants, and 
make arrests; and 
‘‘(D) recognized, commissioned, or certified by 
a government entity as a law enforcement officer. 
‘‘(6) The Attorney General shall establish and main-
tain, in a timely manner, a record of the make, model, 
and, if available, date of manufacture of any semiauto-
matic assault weapon which the Attorney General is made 
aware has been used in relation to a crime under Federal 
or State law, and the nature and circumstances of the 
crime involved, including the outcome of relevant criminal 
investigations and proceedings. The Attorney General 
shall annually submit a copy of the record established 
under this paragraph to the Congress and make the record 
available to the general public. 
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‘‘(w)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to import, 
sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting 
interstate or foreign commerce, a large capacity ammuni-
tion feeding device. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession 
of any large capacity ammunition feeding device otherwise 
lawfully possessed on or before the date of enactment of 
the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013. 
‘‘(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) the importation for, manufacture for, sale 
to, transfer to, or possession by the United States 
or a department or agency of the United States or 
a State or a department, agency, or political subdivi-
sion of a State, or a sale or transfer to or possession 
by a qualified law enforcement officer employed by 
the United States or a department or agency of the 
United States or a State or a department, agency, 
or political subdivision of a State for purposes of law 
enforcement (whether on or off duty), or a sale or 
transfer to or possession by a campus law enforce-
ment officer for purposes of law enforcement (wheth-
er on or off duty); 
‘‘(B) the importation for, or sale or transfer to 
a licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 for purposes of establishing and maintaining 
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