I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2038
To reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2003
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. NADLER, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. JACKSON-LEE 
of Texas, Ms. WATERS, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. WEXLER, 
Mr. WEINER, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. 
CASE, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. KENNEDY 
of Rhode Island, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. HONDA, Mr. STARK, Ms. SOLIS, Ms. LEE, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 
RUSH, Ms. WATSON, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. 
JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. OWENS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. FARR, Ms. 
LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. MARKEY, 
Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. HOLT, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PASCRELL, 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 
ENGEL, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. ROTH-
MAN, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. BISHOP of New York, and Mr. 
LANGEVIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the assault weapons ban, 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 ‘‘Assault Weapons Ban 
and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 921(a)(30) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(30) The term ‘semiautomatic assault weapon’ 
means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) The following rifles or copies or duplicates 
thereof: 
‘‘(i) AK, AKM, AKS, AK–47, AK–74, 
ARM, MAK90, Misr, NHM 90, NHM 91, SA 
85, SA 93, VEPR; 
‘‘(ii) AR–10; 
‘‘(iii) AR–15, Bushmaster XM15, Armalite 
M15, or Olympic Arms PCR; 
‘‘(iv) AR70; 
‘‘(v) Calico Liberty; 
‘‘(vi) Dragunov SVD Sniper Rifle or 
Dragunov SVU; 
‘‘(vii) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/
LAR, or FNC; 
‘‘(viii) Hi-Point Carbine; 
‘‘(ix) HK–91, HK–93, HK–94, or HK–
PSG–1; 
‘‘(x) Kel-Tec Sub Rifle;
‘‘(xi) M1 Carbine; 
‘‘(xii) Saiga; 
‘‘(xiii) SAR–8, SAR–4800; 
‘‘(xiv) SKS with detachable magazine; 
‘‘(xv) SLG 95; 
‘‘(xvi) SLR 95 or 96; 
‘‘(xvii) Steyr AUG; 
‘‘(xviii) Sturm, Ruger Mini–14; 
‘‘(xix) Tavor; 
‘‘(xx) Thompson 1927, Thompson M1, or 
Thompson 1927 Commando; or 
‘‘(xxi) Uzi, Galil and Uzi Sporter, Galil 
Sporter, or Galil Sniper Rifle (Galatz). 
‘‘(B) The following pistols or copies or dupli-
cates thereof: 
‘‘(i) Calico M–110; 
‘‘(ii) MAC–10, MAC–11, or MPA3; 
‘‘(iii) Olympic Arms OA; 
‘‘(iv) TEC–9, TEC–DC9, TEC–22 Scor-
pion, or AB–10; or 
‘‘(v) Uzi. 
‘‘(C) The following shotguns or copies or dupli-
cates thereof: 
‘‘(i) Armscor 30 BG; 
‘‘(ii) SPAS 12 or LAW 12;
‘‘(iii) Striker 12; or 
‘‘(iv) Streetsweeper. 
‘‘(D) A semiautomatic rifle that has an ability 
to accept a detachable magazine, and that has—
‘‘(i) a folding or telescoping stock; 
‘‘(ii) a threaded barrel; 
‘‘(iii) a pistol grip; 
‘‘(iv) a forward grip; or 
‘‘(v) a barrel shroud. 
‘‘(E)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), a 
semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine with 
the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds. 
‘‘(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply to an attached 
tubular device designed to accept, and capable of op-
erating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 
‘‘(F) A semiautomatic pistol that has the ability 
to accept a detachable magazine, and has—
‘‘(i) a second pistol grip; 
‘‘(ii) a threaded barrel; 
‘‘(iii) a barrel shroud; or 
‘‘(iv) the capacity to accept a detachable 
magazine at a location outside of the pistol 
grip.
‘‘(G) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed maga-
zine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 
rounds. 
‘‘(H) A semiautomatic shotgun that has—
‘‘(i) a folding or telescoping stock; 
‘‘(ii) a pistol grip; 
‘‘(iii) the ability to accept a detachable 
magazine; or 
‘‘(iv) a fixed magazine capacity of more 
than 5 rounds. 
‘‘(I) A shotgun with a revolving cylinder. 
‘‘(J) A frame or receiver that is identical to, or 
based substantially on the frame or receiver of, a 
firearm described in any of subparagraphs (A) 
through (I) or (L). 
‘‘(K) A conversion kit. 
‘‘(L) A semiautomatic rifle or shotgun origi-
nally designed for military or law enforcement use, 
or a firearm based on the design of such a firearm, 
that is not particularly suitable for sporting pur-
poses, as determined by the Attorney General. In 
making the determination, there shall be a rebut-
table presumption that a firearm procured for use 
by the United States military or any Federal law en-
forcement agency is not particularly suitable for