[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 1331 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1331

               To regulate .50 BMG caliber sniper rifles.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2007

Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
  Mikulski, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
 Schumer, and Mr. Dodd) introduced the following bill; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
               To regulate .50 BMG caliber sniper rifles.

    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 ``Long-Range Sniper Rifle Safety Act 
of 2007''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF .50 BMG CALIBER SNIPER RIFLES UNDER THE GUN CONTROL 
              ACT OF 1968.

    (a) In General.--Section 921(a)(4)(B) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``any type of weapon'' and inserting the 
        following: ``any--
                            ``(i) type of weapon''; and
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end and inserting the 
        following: ``or
                            ``(ii) .50 BMG caliber sniper rifle; and''.
    (b) Definition of .50 BMG Caliber Sniper Rifle.--Section 921(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(36) The term `.50 BMG caliber sniper rifle' means--
                    ``(A) a rifle capable of firing a center-fire 
                cartridge in .50 BMG caliber, including a 12.7 mm 
                equivalent of .50 BMG and any other metric equivalent; 
                or
                    ``(B) a copy or duplicate of any rifle described in 
                subparagraph (A), or any other rifle developed and 
                manufactured after the date of enactment of this 
                paragraph, regardless of caliber, if such rifle is 
                capable of firing a projectile that attains a muzzle 
                energy of 12,000 foot-pounds or greater in any 
                combination of bullet, propellant, case, or primer.''.

SEC. 3. COVERAGE OF .50 BMG CALIBER SNIPER RIFLES UNDER THE NATIONAL 
              FIREARMS ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 5845(f) of the National Firearms Act (26 
U.S.C. 5845(f)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting ``(3) any .50 BMG 
        caliber sniper rifle (as that term is defined in section 921 of 
        title 18, United States Code); and (4)''; and
            (2) by striking ``(1) and (2)'' and inserting ``(1), (2), 
        or (3)''.
    (b) Modification to Definition of Rifle.--Section 5845(c) of the 
National Firearms Act (26 U.S.C. 5845(c)) is amended by inserting ``or 
from a bipod or other support'' after ``shoulder''.

SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Attorney General shall implement regulations providing for notice and 
registration of .50 BMG caliber sniper rifles as destructive devices 
(as those terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, United States 
Code, as amended by this Act) under this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act, including the use of a notice and registration process 
similar to that used when the USAS-12, Striker 12, and Streetsweeper 
shotguns were reclassified as destructive devices and registered 
between 1994 and 2001 (ATF Ruling 94-1 (ATF Q.B. 1994-1, 22); ATF 
Ruling 94-2 (ATF Q.B. 1994-1, 24); and ATF Ruling 2001-1 (66 Fed. Reg. 
9748)). The Attorney General shall ensure that under the regulations 
issued under this section, the time period for the registration of any 
previously unregistered .50 BMG caliber sniper rifle shall end not 
later than 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
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