Ammunition and Firearms Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-1365
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2015-03-16
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Ammunition and Firearms Protection Act</strong></p> <p>Amends the federal criminal code to revise the definition of &quot;armor piercing ammunition&quot; for purposes of federal firearms provisions to exclude: (1) M855 (5.56 mm x 45 mm) or SS109 type ammunition; or (2) ammunition designed, intended, and marketed for use in a rifle.</p> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1365 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2015 Mr. McHenry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prevent the reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing ammunition.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ammunition and Firearms Protection Act . 2. Prevention of reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing ammunition Section 921(a)(17) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the term armor piercing ammunition does not include— (i) any M855 (5.56 mm x 45 mm) or SS109 type ammunition; or (ii) any ammunition designed, intended, and marketed for use in a rifle. .