[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1472 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1472

    To make unlawful the transfer or possession of assault weapons.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 1993

Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mr. Synar) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                            January 27, 1994

   Additional sponsors: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
      Manton, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frank of 
 Massachusetts, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
  Yates, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mr. Hoagland, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Studds, Mr. 
 McDermott, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bacchus of Florida, Mr. Engel, and Ms. Harman

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                                 A BILL


 
    To make unlawful the transfer or possession of assault weapons.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Assault Weapons Limitation Act of 
1993''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
    ``(29) The term `assault weapon' means any of the firearms known 
as--
            ``(A) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies Avtomat 
        Kalashnikovs (all models);
            ``(B) Action Arms Israeli Military Industries UZI and 
        Galil;
            ``(C) Beretta AR-70 (SC-70);
            ``(D) Colt AR-15 and CAR-15;
            ``(E) Fabrique Nationale FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and FNC;
            ``(F) MAC 10 and MAC 11;
            ``(G) Steyr AUG;
            ``(H) INTRATEC TEC-9; or
            ``(I) Street Sweeper and Striker 12.
    ``(30) The term `form 4473' means the form prescribed by the 
Secretary in section 178.124 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, 
as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph, or the 
equivalent of such a form.''.
    (b) Recommendations of the Secretary.--Chapter 44 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 931. Additional assault weapons
    ``The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, may 
recommend to the Congress the addition or deletion of firearms 
designated as assault weapons in section 921(a)(29).''; and
            (2) in the chapter analysis by adding at the end the 
        following new item:

``931. Additional assault weapons.''.

SEC. 3. UNLAWFUL ACTS.

    Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(s)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful 
for a person to transfer or possess an assault weapon.
    ``(2) This subsection does not apply with respect to--
            ``(A) the transfer or possession of an assault weapon by or 
        under authority of, the United States or any department or 
        agency thereof, or any State or any department, agency, or 
        political subdivision thereof; or
            ``(B) an otherwise lawful transfer or possession of an 
        assault weapon that was lawfully possessed before the effective 
        date of this subsection.
    ``(t)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, ship, or 
deliver an assault weapon to a person who has not completed a form 4473 
in connection with the disposition of the assault weapon.
    ``(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), it shall be unlawful for 
a person to purchase, possess, or accept delivery of an assault weapon 
unless the person has completed a form 4473 in connection with the 
disposition of the assault weapon.
    ``(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to the possession of an assault 
weapon by a person who has owned the assault weapon continuously since 
before the effective date of this paragraph, until the end of the 90-
day period that begins with the date the Secretary prescribes 
regulations under paragraph (5).
    ``(4) If a person purchases an assault weapon from anyone other 
than a licensed dealer, both the purchaser and the seller shall 
maintain a record of the sale on the seller's original copy of form 
4473.
    ``(5) The Secretary shall, within 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, prescribe regulations with respect to the 
completion of form 4473 pursuant to paragraph (3), and the availability 
of form 4473 from licensed dealers.''.

SEC. 4. PENALTIES.

    Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by inserting ``and if the firearm is 
        an assault weapon, to imprisonment for 10 years,'' after 
        ``sentenced to imprisonment for five years,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) A person who knowingly violates section 922(t) shall be fined 
not more than $1,000, imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.''.

SEC. 5. DISABILITY.

    Section 922(g)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``or of a violation of section 922(t)'' before the semicolon.

SEC. 6. STUDY BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

    (a) Study.--The Attorney General shall investigate and study the 
effect of this Act and the amendments made by this Act and in 
particular shall determine their impact, if any, on violent and drug 
trafficking crime. The study shall be conducted over a period of 18 
months, commencing 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall prepare and submit to the 
Congress a report setting forth in detail the findings and 
determinations made in the study under subsection (a).

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act--
            (1) shall become effective on the date that is 30 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act; and
            (2) are repealed effective as of the date that is 3 years 
        after the effective date.

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