[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2048 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2048

 To amend section 922(x) of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
   the transfer to and possession of handguns, semiautomatic assault 
 weapons, and large capacity ammunition feeding devices by individuals 
       who are less than 21 years of age, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 1999

Mr. Blagojevich (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of New York) introduced 
    the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 922(x) of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
   the transfer to and possession of handguns, semiautomatic assault 
 weapons, and large capacity ammunition feeding devices by individuals 
       who are less than 21 years of age, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Gun Loophole Closure Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER TO AND POSSESSION OF HANDGUNS, 
              SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS, AND LARGE CAPACITY 
              AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES BY INDIVIDUALS LESS THAN 21 
              YEARS OF AGE.

    Section 922(x) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or
            ``(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding device.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or
            ``(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding device.'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, 
                semiautomatic assault weapon, or large capacity 
                ammunition feeding device'' after ``handgun''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or 
                ammunition'' and inserting ``, ammunition, a 
                semiautomatic assault weapon, or a large capacity 
                ammunition feeding device''; and
            (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``18'' and inserting 
        ``21''.
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