[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1428 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1428

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the ban against 
  assault weapons by restricting the availability of such weapons and 
                   certain of their component parts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 1999

  Mr. Lantos 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 strengthen the ban against 
  assault weapons by restricting the availability of such weapons and 
                   certain of their component parts.

    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 ``David Chetcuti Firearm Modification 
Act''.

SEC. 2. BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED BEFORE TRANSFER OF ASSAULT WEAPON 
              COMPONENT BY DEALER.

    Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(7) For purposes of this subsection, the term `firearm' includes 
a detachable ammunition magazine and any item described in any clause 
of subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of section 921(a)(30).''.

SEC. 3. DEALER SALES OF ASSAULT WEAPONS AND THEIR COMPONENTS REQUIRED 
              TO BE MADE IN PERSON.

    Section 922(v) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) It shall be unlawful for a licensed dealer to sell to any 
person a semiautomatic assault weapon to which paragraph (1) of this 
subsection does not apply, a detachable ammunition magazine, or any 
item described in any clause of subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of 
section 921(a)(30), unless the person appears in person at the business 
premises of the licensed dealer and the sale is made to the person at 
the time of such appearance.''.
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