[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5285 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5285

  To close loopholes in the firearms laws which allow the unregulated 
   manufacture, assembly, shipment, or transportation of firearms or 
                 firearm parts, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 1994

Mr. Torricelli introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To close loopholes in the firearms laws which allow the unregulated 
   manufacture, assembly, shipment, or transportation of firearms or 
                 firearm parts, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST SHIPMENT OR TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARM 
              PARTS, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS.

    Section 921(a)(3)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``(and, for purposes of section 922(a)(2), the barrel, stock, 
ammunition magazine, or any part of the action)'' before ``of any such 
weapon''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST MANUFACTURE OR ASSEMBLY OF FIREARMS BY 
              PERSONS OTHER THAN LICENSED MANUFACTURERS.

    Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(y) It shall be unlawful for any person other than a licensed 
manufacturer to manufacture or assemble a firearm.''.

SEC. 3. INCREASE IN FEE FOR LICENSE TO MANUFACTURE FIREARMS.

    Section 923(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``$50'' and inserting ``$500''.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION AGAINST POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF CERTAIN 
              COMBINATIONS OF MACHINEGUN REPLACEMENT PARTS.

    Section 5845(b) of the National Firearms Act is amended in the 2nd 
sentence by striking ``designed and intended solely and exclusively, or 
combination of parts designed and intended,'' and inserting ``or 
combination of parts designed and intended''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to conduct engaged in 
after the 60-day period that begins with the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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