[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3140 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3140

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that certain muzzle 
loading firearms are to be treated as antique firearms for purposes of 
                       the Federal firearms laws.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 1998

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that certain muzzle 
loading firearms are to be treated as antique firearms for purposes of 
                       the Federal firearms laws.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN MUZZLE LOADING FIREARMS TO BE TREATED AS ANTIQUE 
              FIREARMS.

    Section 921(a)(16) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) any firearm in which black powder (or a black powder 
        substitute) and a projectile are loaded through the muzzle, and 
        the powder (or such substitute) is ignited by a matchlock, 
        wheelock, flintlock, percussion cap, any type of primer, or 
        other type of percussion-activated ignition system to expel the 
        projectile, and which does not use fully assembled or fixed, 
        rimfire or conventional centerfire ammunition.''.
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