1.The Congress finds that—
(1)according to data from the Federal Bureau
of Investigation 8,583 of the 12,664 murders in the United States in 2011 were
committed using a firearm, and more than 57 percent of the murders that
occurred in New York State were perpetrated with a firearm;
(2)the ability to
produce a receiver for a firearm in the home would circumvent a number of laws,
because the receiver is the component of the firearm that bears its serial
number, as required by regulations;
(3)the technology of
3-dimensional printers (3D printers
) is quickly advancing to a
point where these printers will soon be capable of fabricating fully
operational firearm receivers; and
(4)many commercially
available 3D printers are able to print materials that are unable to be
detected by traditional metal detectors, and may not present an accurate image
on an x-ray.
2.Reauthorization
of ban on undetectable firearmsSection 2(f)(2) of the Undetectable Firearms
Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by striking 25
and
inserting 35
.
3.Inclusion in ban
of firearm receivers and barrels not detectable through the use of
x-raysSection 922(p) of title
18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)in paragraph
(1)—
(A)in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking receive any firearm—
and
inserting receive—
; and
(B)by striking
subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:
(A)any firearm—
(i)that, after
removal of grips, stocks, and magazines, is not as detectable as the Security
Exemplar, by walk-through metal detectors calibrated and operated to detect the
Security Exemplar; or
(ii)any major
component of which, when subjected to inspection by the types of x-ray machines
commonly used at airports, does not generate an image that accurately depicts
the shape of the component. Barium sulfate or other compounds may be used in
the fabrication of the component; or
(B)any receiver or barrel which is a major
component described in subparagraph
(A)(ii).
;
(2)in paragraph
(3)—
(A)by inserting
, or a receiver or barrel referred to in paragraph (1)(B)
after
a firearm
;
(B)by inserting
or such receiver or barrel
after such firearm
each place it appears; and
(C)by inserting
, receivers, or barrels
after firearms
;
and
(3)in each of
paragraphs (4) through (6), by inserting , receiver, or barrel
after firearm
each place it appears.