[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 153 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 153

        To restore the second amendment rights of all Americans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2003

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

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                                 A BILL


 
        To restore the second amendment rights of all Americans.

    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 ``Second Amendment Protection Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF FEDERAL HARASSMENT PERIOD.

    Public Law 103-159 is hereby replaced, and any provisions of law 
amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act 
had not been enacted.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL GUN BAN.

    Title XI of Public Law 103-322 is hereby repealed, and any 
provisions of law amended or repealed by such title are restored or 
revived as if such title had not been enacted.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL DISTINCTION.

    (a) Section 201 of title 11 of Public Law 90-618 is amended by 
striking ``which the Secretary finds is generally recognized as 
particularly suitable for sporting purposes,'' and ``which the owner 
intends to use solely for sporting purposes.''
    (b) Public Law 90-351, as amended, is amended as follows:
            (1) In section 902, strike ``which the Secretary finds is 
        generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting 
        purposes,'' ``which the owner intends to use solely for 
        sporting, recreational, or cultural purposes,'' ``a projectile 
        which the Secretary finds is primarily intended to be used for 
        sporting purposes,'' ``devoted to the collection, competitive 
        use, or other sporting use of firearms in the community,'' 
        ``determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be 
        particularly suitable for sporting purposes and,'' ``(A) 
        determined by the Secretary to be generally recognized as 
        particularly suitable for sporting purposes, or determined by 
        the Department of Defense to be a type of firearm normally 
        classified as a war souvenir, and (B),'' ``and is generally 
        recognized as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to 
        sporting purposes,'' and ``provided that such handguns are 
        generally recognized as particularly suitable for or readily 
        adaptable to sporting purposes,''.
            (2) Strike ``lawful sporting purposes'' and insert in lieu 
        thereof ``lawful purposes''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The provisions of this Act shall take effect immediately upon 
enactment.
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