[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2097 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2097

To prevent the reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing 
                              ammunition.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 2017

Mr. Perry (for himself and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To prevent the reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing 
                              ammunition.

    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 ``ATF Wrongful Reclassification Act''.

SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF RECLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN AMMUNITION AS ARMOR 
              PIERCING AMMUNITION.

    Section 921(a)(17) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``may be used'' and 
        inserting ``is designed and intended by the manufacturer solely 
        for use''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) by striking ``the Attorney General finds is 
                primarily intended'' and inserting ``is primarily 
                intended by the manufacturer''; and
                    (B) by striking ``sporting'' and inserting 
                ``lawful''.
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