the trigger. The term ‘machine gun’ shall also in-
clude the frame or receiver of any such firearm, any 
part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or 
combination of parts designed and intended, for use 
in converting a firearm into a machine gun, and any 
combination of parts from which a machine gun can 
be assembled if such parts are in the possession or 
under the control of a person.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPEAL REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT AND AU-
THORIZE AMMUNITION SALES. 
(a) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(a) of the Fire-
arms Control Regulations Act of 1975 (sec. 7– 
2502.01(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘any firearm, unless’’ and all that follows 
through paragraph (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘any firearm described in subsection (c).’’. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF FIREARMS REMAINING IL-
LEGAL.—Section 201 of such Act (sec. 7–2502.01, 
D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) A firearm described in this subsection is any of 
the following: 
‘‘(1) A sawed-off shotgun. 
‘‘(2) A machine gun. 
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‘‘(3) A short-barreled rifle.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading 
of section 201 of such Act (sec. 7–2502.01, D.C. Of-
ficial Code) is amended by striking ‘‘Registration re-
quirements’’ and inserting ‘‘Firearm Possession’’. 
(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 re-
pealed. 
(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’’. 
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(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 or 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. Of-
ficial Code) is amended by striking ‘‘registration cer-
tificate’’ 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’’; 
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(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’’; and 
(E) by striking subparagraphs (D) and 
(E). 
(7) Section 406(c) (sec. 7–2504.06(c), D.C. Of-
ficial 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. Of-
ficial Code) is amended by striking ‘‘would not be el-
igible’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘is prohib-
ited from possessing or receiving a firearm under 
Federal or District law.’’. 
(9) Section 502 (sec. 7–2505.02, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
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(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) in subsection (b), by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Ammunition, excluding restricted pistol 
bullets, to any person not otherwise prohibited from 
possessing or receiving ammunition.’’; 
(C) by amending subsection (c) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) Any dealer licensed under the provisions of this 
Act may sell or otherwise transfer a firearm to any person 
or organization not otherwise prohibited from possessing 
or receiving such firearm under Federal or District law. 
In the case of a sale or transfer of a handgun to a resident 
of the District of Columbia, a federally licensed importer, 
manufacturer, or dealer of firearms in Maryland or Vir-
ginia shall be treated as a dealer licensed under the provi-
sions of this Act for purposes of the previous sentence, 
notwithstanding section 922(b)(3) of title 18, United 
States Code, if the transferee meets in person with the 
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transferor to accomplish the transfer, and the sale, deliv-
ery, and receipt fully comply with the legal conditions of 
sale in both the District of Columbia and the jurisdiction 
in which the transfer occurs.’’; 
(D) by striking subsection (d); and 
(E) by striking subsection (e). 
(10) Section 704 (sec. 7–2507.04, D.C. Official 
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(4), D.C. Official 
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. 
Section 601(3) of the Firearms Control Regulations 
Act of 1975 (sec. 7–2506.01(3), D.C. Official Code) is 
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