Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act

Bill: 114-hr-752
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2015-02-05
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act</b></p> <p> Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit: (1) the transfer or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, except for such a device lawfully possessed within the United States on or before the date of this Act's enactment; and (2) the importation or bringing into the United States of such a device.</p> <p>Exempts: (1) the transfer or possession of such a device by a federal, state, or local agency or law enforcement officer; (2) certain transfers to licensees under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; (3) possession of such a device transferred to an individual upon retirement from a law enforcement agency if such individual is not otherwise prohibited from receiving ammunition; and (4) the manufacture, transfer, or possession of such a device by a licensed manufacturer or importer for authorized testing or experimentation purposes.</p> <p>Sets penalties for violations.</p> <p>Requires a large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after this Act's enactment to be identified by a serial number that clearly shows that the device was manufactured after such enactment.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 752 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2015 Ms. Esty (for herself, Ms. DeGette , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Courtney , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Himes , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Aguilar , Ms. Bass , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Ms. Brown of Florida , Ms. Brownley of California , Mrs. Capps , Mr. Capuano , Mr. Carney , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. Chu of California , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Crowley , Mr. Cummings , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Ms. Edwards , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Engel , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Farr , Mr. Fattah , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Ms. Fudge , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Grayson , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Hinojosa , Ms. Norton , Mr. Honda , Mr. Hoyer , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Israel , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Jeffries , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Ms. Kaptur , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Keating , Ms. Lee , Mr. Levin , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Lowenthal , Mrs. Lowey , Mr. Lynch , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. Matsui , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McDermott , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Meng , Ms. Moore , Mr. Nadler , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Payne , Mr. Perlmutter , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Rangel , Miss Rice of New York , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California , Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Sires , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Speier , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Takai , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Pascrell , and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act . 2. Prohibition on transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (a) Definition Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (29) the following: (30) The term large capacity ammunition feeding device — (A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition; but (B) does not include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. . (b) Prohibitions Section 922 of such title is amended by inserting after subsection (u) the following: (v) (1) (A) (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), it shall be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device. (ii) Clause (i) shall not apply to the possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device otherwise lawfully possessed within the United States on or before the date of the enactment of this subsection. (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to import or bring into the United States a large capacity ammunition feeding device. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— (A) a manufacture for, 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 subdivision of a State, or a transfer to or possession by a law enforcement officer employed by such an entity for purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off duty); (B) a 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 a licensee on-site for such purposes or off-site for purposes of licensee-authorized training or transportation of nuclear materials; (C) the possession, by an individual who is retired from service with a law enforcement agency and is not otherwise prohibited from receiving ammunition, of a large capacity ammunition feeding device transferred to the individual by the agency upon that retirement; or (D) a manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer for the purposes of testing or experimentation authorized by the Attorney General. . (c) Penalties Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(v) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. . (d) Identification markings Section 923(i) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: A large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after the date of the enactment of this sentence shall be identified by a serial number that clearly shows that the device was manufactured after such date of enactment, and such other identification as the Attorney General may by regulation prescribe. .