I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3184
To prohibit the transfer or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 29, 1993
Mr. REYNOLDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit the transfer or possession of semiautomatic
assault weapons, 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 ‘‘Semiautomatic Assault
Weapon Violence Prevention Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAP-
ONS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (28) by striking ‘‘ ‘semiauto-
matic rifle’ means any repeating rifle’’ and inserting
‘‘ ‘semiautomatic firearm’ means a repeating fire-
arm’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(29) The term ‘semiautomatic assault weapon’—
‘‘(A) means—
‘‘(i) any of the semiautomatic firearms
known as—
‘‘(I) A.A. Arms AP–9;
‘‘(II) Auto-Ordnance Thompson;
‘‘(III) Barrett Light-Fifty;
‘‘(IV) Beretta AR–70;
‘‘(V) Bushmaster Auto Rifle;
‘‘(VI) Calico M–900 and M–950;
‘‘(VII) Cobray, Ingram and RPB
MAC–10 and MAC–11;
‘‘(VIII) Colt AR–15 and Sporter;
‘‘(IX) Encom MP–9 and MP–45;
‘‘(X) Fabrique Nationale FN/FAL,
FN/LAR, and FNC;
‘‘(XI) Feather AT–9;
‘‘(XII) Federal XP900 and XP450;
‘‘(XIII) Franchi SPAS–12;
‘‘(XIV) Intratec TEC–9 and TEC–22;
‘‘(XV) Israeli Military Industries UZI
and Galil;
‘‘(XVI) Iver Johnson Enforcer 3000;
‘‘(XVII) Norinco, Mitchell and Poly
Technologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs;
‘‘(XVIII) Steyr AUG;
‘‘(XIX) USAS–12;
‘‘(XX) A.A. Arms AR–9 Rifle;
‘‘(XXI) Advanced Armaments M–15;
‘‘(XXII) Auto-Ordnance Thompson
models 27A1 & M–1;
‘‘(XXIII) Barrett Light-Fifty model
82A1;
‘‘(XXIV) Bushmaster Auto Rifle;
‘‘(XXV) Calico M–900 and M–951
Carbines;
‘‘(XXVI) Century MAS–223 Carbine;
‘‘(XXVII) Claridge Hi-Tec Carbine;
‘‘(XXVIII) Colt AR–15 Rifle;
‘‘(XXIX) Colt CAR–15 Carbine;
‘‘(XXX) Colt Sporter Rifle;
‘‘(XXXI) Commando Arms Carbine;
‘‘(XXXII) Demro TAC–1 Carbine;
‘‘(XXXIII) Demro XF–7 Carbine;
‘‘(XXXIV) D MAX Auto Carbine;
‘‘(XXXV) E.A. Co. BH15–A1 and J–
15;
‘‘(XXXVI) Eagle Arms EA–15;
‘‘(XXXVII) Federal XC–900/XC–450
Auto Carbine;
‘‘(XXXVIII) 
Federal 
Ordnance
FAMAS Carbine;
‘‘(XXXIX) Federal Ordnance M–
14SA Rifle;
‘‘(XL) Feather AT–9 Auto Carbine;
‘‘(XLI) Goncz High-Tech Carbine;
‘‘(XLII) Grist Mill Mfg. Co. XH–177;
‘‘(XLIII) Iver Johnson Model Delta
786;
‘‘(XLIV) 
Manchester 
Arms 
Com-
mando Mark–9 and Mark–45;
‘‘(XLV) Mandall The TAC–1 Carbine;
‘‘(XLVI) MK 760 Carbine;
‘‘(XLVII) Model ‘A’ Carbine;
‘‘(XLVIII) NuArmCo M–15;
‘‘(XLIX) Olympic Arms CAR Series
(AR–15) Rifles;
‘‘(L) Ordinance Design Co. ER–15;
‘‘(LI) P.A.W.S. ZX6 and ZX8 Car-
bines;
‘‘(LII) PWA Commando;
‘‘(LIII) Ruger Mini–14/5F (folding
stock model);
‘‘(LIV) Sendra Corp. XM–15A1–E2;
‘‘(LV) SGW XM–15, BH–15 and
XM–17;
‘‘(LVI) Springfield Armory SAR–48;
‘‘(LVII) Springfield Armory BM–59;
‘‘(LVIII) Springfield Armory DR–200
Sporter Rifle;
‘‘(LIX) Springfield Armory SAR–8
and SAR–4800 Rifles;
‘‘(LX) Springfield Armory Model G3
or SAR–3;
‘‘(LXI) 
Springfield 
Armory 
MIA
Bush/Assault Rifle;
‘‘(LXII) Springfield Armory M–21
Sniper Rifle;
‘‘(LXIII) SWD MAC–11 or M–11
Cobray Carbine;
‘‘(LXIV) Universal 100 Carbine;
‘‘(LXV) Weaver Arms Nighthawk;
‘‘(LXVI) Wilkinson ‘Terry’ Carbine;
‘‘(LXVII) Algimec AGM–1;
‘‘(LXVIII) American Arms AKY39,
AKF39 Rifles;
‘‘(LXIX) AP–74;
‘‘(LXX) Armalite AR–10;
‘‘(LXXI) Armalite AR–180;
‘‘(LXXII) Armscorp of America Is-
raeli FN–FAL;
‘‘(LXXIII) Argentine FN–FAL;
‘‘(LXXIV) 
Australian 
Automatic
Arms SAR Rifle;
‘‘(LXXV) Australian G Series FAL;
‘‘(LXXVI) Avtomat Kalashnikov;
‘‘(LXXVII) Beretta AR70 Rifle;
‘‘(LXXVIII) Beretta BM59 Rifle;
‘‘(LXXIX) CETME G3;
‘‘(LXXX) CIS SR–88;
‘‘(LXXXI) Clayco AKS Rifle;
‘‘(LXXXII) Daewoo Max 1 & Max 2;
‘‘(LXXXIII) Dragunov Sniper Rifle;
‘‘(LXXXIV) Egyptian Maadi AKM;
‘‘(LXXXV) FAMAS MAS 223 Semi-
Auto Rifle;
‘‘(LXXXVI) FN–LAR Auto Rifle;
‘‘(LXXXVII) FNC Auto Rifle;
‘‘(LXXXVIII) Galil models AR and
ARM Semi-Auto Rifles;
‘‘(LXXXIX) Galil Sporter Rifle;
‘‘(XC) Galil Sniper Rifle;
‘‘(XCI) Heckler & Koch HK–91, 93 &
94 Auto Rifles;
‘‘(XCII) Heckler & Koch SR–9 Rifle;
‘‘(XCIII) Kassnar SA 85M AKM;
‘‘(XCIV) Mitchell AK–47, M–70, M–
59 and M–76 Rifles;
‘‘(XCV) Mitchell Spectre Auto Car-
bine;
‘‘(XCVI) Norinco AKS, SKS & 56S
Rifles;
‘‘(XCVII) Norinco 81MGSm 81S,
84S, 86S, 86S–7, 88SB;
‘‘(XCVIII) Norinco Officer’s Nine
Carbine;
‘‘(XCIX) Ordnance Design Co. FR–
15;
‘‘(C) Poly Tech AK–47S & AKS–762
Rifles;
‘‘(CI) PWA Cinnabdi;
‘‘(CII) Shaanix AK–47, AK–47–56S
& 56;
‘‘(CIII) Sig AMT;
‘‘(CIV) Sig PE–57
‘‘(CV) Sig 500 Series (SG 550/551)
‘‘(CVI) SKS with detachable maga-
zine;
‘‘(CVII) Sterling MK–6 and SAR;
‘‘(CVIII) Steyr AUG Autoloading
Rifle;
‘‘(CIX) Uzi Carbine and Mini Car-
bine;
‘‘(CX) Valmet M–62, M–71, M–76,
M–78 Rifles;
‘‘(CXI) Valmet M–82 Bullpup Rifle;
‘‘(CXII) Volunteer Enterprise Com-
mando;
‘‘(CXIII) AMT Lightning 25/22 Rifle;
‘‘(CXIV) 
Auto-Ordnance 
Model
1927A–3 Rifle;
‘‘(CXV) Calico M–100 and M–105
Carbines;
‘‘(CXVI) Feather AT–22 Carbine;
‘‘(CXVII) Federal Model XC–220
Carbine;
‘‘(CXVIII) Grendel R–31 Auto Car-
bine;
‘‘(CXIX) Illinois Arms Co. Model 180
Auto Rifle;
‘‘(CXX) Armscor AK–22 Auto Rifle;
‘‘(CXXI) Armscor Model 1600 Auto
Rifle;
‘‘(CXXII) EMF AP–74 Rifle;
‘‘(CXXIII) Erma EM–1 .22 Rifle;
‘‘(CXXIV) Mitchell AK–22 Rifle;
‘‘(CXXV) Mitchell Galil/22 Rifle;
‘‘(CXXVI) Mitchell CAR–15/22 Rifle;
‘‘(CXXVII) 
Mitchell 
M–16A–1/22
Rifle;
‘‘(CXXVIII) Mitchell PPS/50 Rifle;
‘‘(CXXIX) Mitchell MAS/22 Rifle;
‘‘(CXXX) Unique F–11;
‘‘(CXXXI) AA Arms AP–9 Assault
Pistol;
‘‘(CXXXII) AA Arms P95 Pistol;
‘‘(CXXXIII) Auto-Ordnance Thomp-
son 1927–A5 Pistol;
‘‘(CXXXIV) Bushmaster Auto Pistol;
‘‘(CXXXV) Calico M–950 Pistol;
‘‘(CXXXVI) Calico 100–P and M–110
Auto Pistols (rimfire);
‘‘(CXXXVII) Claridge Hi-Tec Pistol;
‘‘(CXXXVIII) Commando Pistol;
‘‘(CXXXIX) D MAX Auto Pistol;
‘‘(CXL) Encom MK IV Assault Pis-
tol;
‘‘(CXLI) Encom MP–9 & MP–45 As-
sault Pistols;
‘‘(CXLII) Feather Mini-AT Auto Pis-
tol;
‘‘(CXLIII) 
Federal 
XP900/XP450
Pistols;
‘‘(CXLIV) Goncz High-Tech Long
Pistol;
‘‘(CXLV) Grendel P–30 and P–31
Auto Pistols (rimfire);
‘‘(CXLVI) Holmes MP–83 Assault
Pistol;
‘‘(CXLVII) Holmes MP–22 Assault
Pistol (rimfire);
‘‘(CXLVIII) Ingram MAC–10 and
MAC–11 Pistols;
‘‘(CXLIX) Intratec TEC–9 Pistol;
‘‘(CL) Intratec Scorpion .22 Auto Pis-
tol (rimfire);
‘‘(CLI) Iver Johnson Enforcer Model
3000 Pistol;
‘‘(CLII) Partisan Avenger Auto Pis-
tol;
‘‘(CLIII) R.P.B. MAC–10 Pistol;
‘‘(CLIV) Scarab Skorpion Auto Pistol;
‘‘(CLV) Sile PAWS pistol;
‘‘(CLVI) Spectre DA pistol;
‘‘(CLVII) 
S.W.D. 
Cobray/M–11
(MAC–11) Pistol;
‘‘(CLVIII) Universal Enforcer Pistol;
‘‘(XLIX) Wilkinson ‘Linda’ Pistol;
‘‘(CLX) Australian Automatic Arms
SAP Pistol;
‘‘(CLXI) Heckler and Koch SP–89
Pistol;
‘‘(CLXII) Spectre Auto Pistol;
‘‘(CLXIII) Sterling MK–7 Pistol;
‘‘(CLXIV) Uzi Pistol;
‘‘(CLXV) Gilbert USAS–12 Shotgun;
‘‘(CLXVI) Hi-Standard Model 10A
Shotgun;
‘‘(CLXVII) 
Mossberg 
Model 
500
pump-action Ballpup Shotgun;
‘‘(CLXVIII) Striker 12 revolving cyl-
inder Shotgun;
‘‘(CLXIX) Street Sweeper revolving
cylinder Shotgun;
‘‘(CLXX) Atchisson Assault 12
‘‘(CLXXI) Benelli M1 Super 90 Shot-
gun;
‘‘(CLXXII) Benelli M3 Super 90
Pump/Auto Shotgun;
‘‘(CLXXIII) Benelli 1212–M1 ‘Master
Blaster’;
‘‘(CLXXIV) F.I.E./Franchi SPAS 12
Auto Shotgun; or
‘‘(CLXXV) F.I.E./Franchi LAW 12
Auto Shotgun;
‘‘(ii) a revolving-cylinder shotgun such as
or similar to the Street Sweeper or Striker 12;
and
‘‘(iii) a semiautomatic firearm designated
by the Secretary as a semiautomatic assault
weapon under section 931; and
‘‘(B) does not include (among other firearms)—
‘‘(i) any of the firearms known as—
‘‘(I) Remington Model 1100 shotgun;
‘‘(II) Remington Model 7400 rifle;
‘‘(III) Mossberg Model 5500 shotgun;
‘‘(IV) HK Model 300 rifle;
‘‘(V) Marlin Model 9 camp carbine;
‘‘(VI) Browning High-Power rifle; or
‘‘(VII) Remington Nylon 66 auto
loading rifle;
‘‘(ii) a firearm that is a manually operated
bolt action firearm;
‘‘(iii) a lever action firearm;
‘‘(iv) a slide action firearm; or
‘‘(v) a firearm that has been rendered per-
manently inoperable.’’.
(b) PROHIBITION.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(s)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall
be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a semiauto-
matic assault weapon.
‘‘(2) This subsection does not apply with respect to—
‘‘(A) a transfer to or by, or possession by or
under the authority of the United States or a de-
partment or agency of the United States or a State
or a department, agency, or political subdivision of
a State;
‘‘(B) a lawful transfer or lawful possession of a
semiautomatic assault weapon that was lawfully pos-
sessed before the effective date of this subsection or,
in the case of a semiautomatic firearm that the Sec-
retary designates as a semiautomatic assault weapon
pursuant to section 931, before the date on which
the designation is made; or
‘‘(C) the transfer or possession of a semiauto-
matic assault weapon by a licensed manufacturer or
licensed importer for the purposes of testing or ex-
perimentation authorized by the Secretary.’’.
(c) DESIGNATION
OF
SEMIAUTOMATIC
ASSAULT
WEAPONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, Unit-
ed States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘§ 931. Designation of semiautomatic assault weapons
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this section, and annually there-
after, the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney
General, shall determine whether any other semiautomatic
firearm (other than a firearm described in section
921(a)(29)(B)) should be designated as a semiautomatic
assault weapon in addition to those previously designated
by section 921(a)(29)(A) or by the Secretary under this
section.
‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—(1) The Secretary shall by regula-
tion designate as a semiautomatic assault weapon a rifle,
pistol, or shotgun that is a semiautomatic firearm and
that is described in paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5).
‘‘(2) A replica or duplicate in any caliber of a semi-
automatic firearm described in section 921(a)(29)(A)(i) is
a semiautomatic assault weapon.
‘‘(3) A rifle that is a semiautomatic firearm is a semi-
automatic assault weapon if it—
‘‘(A) is not generally recognized as being par-
ticularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting
purposes;
‘‘(B) has an ability to accept a detachable mag-
azine; and
‘‘(C) has at least 2 of the following characteris-
tics:
‘‘(i) A folding or telescoping stock.
‘‘(ii) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicu-
ously beneath the action of the weapon.
‘‘(iii) A bayonet mount.
‘‘(iv) A flash suppressor or threaded barrel
designed to accommodate a flash suppressor.
‘‘(v) A grenade launcher.
‘‘(4) A pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm is a
semiautomatic assault weapon if it—
‘‘(A) is not generally recognized as being par-
ticularly suitable for or adaptable to sporting pur-
poses; and
‘‘(B) has an ability to accept a detachable mag-
azine; and
‘‘(C) has at least 2 of the following characteris-
tics:
‘‘(i) An ammunition magazine that at-
taches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip.
‘‘(ii) A threaded barrel capable of accept-
ing a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward
hand grip, or silencer.
‘‘(iii) A shroud that is attached to or par-
tially or completely encircles the barrel and that
permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the
second hand without being burned.
‘‘(iv) A manufactured weight of 50 ounces
or more when the pistol is unloaded.
‘‘(v) A semiautomatic version of an auto-
matic firearm.
‘‘(5) A shotgun that is a semiautomatic firearm is
a semiautomatic assault weapon if it—
‘‘(A) is not generally recognized as being par-
ticularly suitable for or adaptable to sporting pur-
poses; and
‘‘(B) has at least 2 of the following characteris-
tics:
‘‘(i) A folding or telescoping stock.
‘‘(ii) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicu-
ously beneath the action of the weapon.
‘‘(iii) A fixed magazine capacity in excess
of 6 rounds.
‘‘(iv) An ability to accept a detachable
magazine.’’.
(2) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—The chapter
analysis for chapter 44 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘931. Designation of semiautomatic assault weapons.’’.
(d) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(1)(B) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or 922(q)’’
and inserting ‘‘922 (q), (r), or (s)’’.
(e) IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS FOR SEMIAUTOMATIC
ASSAULT WEAPONS.—Section 923(i) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new sentence: ‘‘The serial number of a semiautomatic
assault weapon shall clearly show if the weapon was manu-
factured or imported after the effective date of this sen-
tence.’’.
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