Rifle Owners:

[Veovis]

Look at this bullshit.

110TH CONGRESS
H. R. 1022
1ST SESSION


To reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2007
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York
introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary


A BILL

To reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007’’

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT FOR 10 YEARS OF REPEALED CRIMINAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ASSAULT WEAPONS AND LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES hmoore on PROD1PC68 with HMBILLS

10 (a) REINSTATEMENT OF PROVISIONS WHOLLY REPEALED.—Paragraphs (30) and (31) of section 921(a),

21 subsections (v) and (w) and Appendix A of section 922, 2 and the last 2 sentences of section 923(i) of title 18 United States Code, as in effect just before the repeal made by section 110105(2) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, are hereby enacted into law.

7 (b) REINSTATEMENT OF PROVISIONS PARTIALLY REPEALED.—Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:

‘(B) knowingly violates subsection (a)(4), (f),(k), (r), (v), or (w) of section 922;’’; and
in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:‘‘(i) is a short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or semiautomatic assault weapon, the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years; or’’.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 921(a)(30) of title 18, 22 United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended to read as follows: hmoore on PROD1PC68 with HMBILLS

The term ‘semiautomatic assault weapon’ means any of the following:

‘‘(A) The following rifles or copies or duplicates hereof: ‘‘(i) AK, AKM, AKS, AK–47, AK–74, ARM, MAK90, Misr, NHM 90, NHM 91, SA 85, SA 93, VEPR;
‘‘(ii) AR–10;
‘‘(iii) AR–15, Bushmaster XM15, Armalite M15, or Olympic Arms PCR;
‘‘(iv) AR70;
‘(v) Calico Liberty;
‘‘(vi) Dragunov SVD Sniper Rifle or Dragunov SVU;
‘‘(vii) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, or FNC;
‘‘(viii) Hi-Point Carbine;
‘‘(ix) HK–91, HK–93, HK–94, or HK–PSG–1
‘‘(x) Kel-Tec Sub Rifle;
‘‘(xi) M1 Carbine;
‘‘(xii) Saiga;
‘‘(xiii) SAR–8, SAR–4800;
‘‘(xiv) SKS with a fixed or detachable magazine;
‘‘(xv) SLG 95; hmoore on PROD1PC68 with HMBILLS
‘‘(xvi) SLR 95 or 96;
‘‘(xvii) Steyr AUG;


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‘(xviii) Sturm, Ruger Mini–14;
‘‘(xix) Tavor;
‘‘(xx) Thompson 1927, Thompson M1, or Thompson 1927 Commando; or
‘‘(xxi) Uzi, Galil and Uzi Sporter, Galil Sporter, or Galil Sniper Rifle (Galatz).

‘‘(B) The following pistols or copies or duplicates thereof:
‘‘(i) Calico M–110;
‘‘(ii) MAC–10, MAC–11, or MPA3;
‘‘(iii) Olympic Arms OA;
‘‘(iv) TEC–9, TEC–DC9, TEC–22 Scorpion, or AB–10; or
‘‘(v) Uzi.
‘‘(C) The following shotguns or copies or duplicates thereof:
‘‘(i) Armscor 30 BG;
‘‘(ii) SPAS 12 or LAW 12;
‘‘(iii) Striker 12; or
‘‘(iv) Streetsweeper.

‘‘(D) A semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine, and that has a folding or telescoping stock; hmoore on PROD1PC68 with HMBILLS ‘‘(ii) a threaded barrel;
‘‘(iii) a pistol grip;

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‘‘(iv) a forward grip; or
‘‘(v) a barrel shroud.
‘‘(E)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), a semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.

‘‘(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply to an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.

‘‘(F) A semiautomatic pistol that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine, and has—

‘(i) a second pistol grip;
‘‘(ii) a threaded barrel;
‘‘(iii) a barrel shroud; or
‘‘(iv) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine at a location outside of the pistol grip.

‘‘(G) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.

‘‘(H) A semiautomatic shotgun that has—
‘‘(i) a folding or telescoping stock;
‘‘(ii) a pistol grip;
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‘‘(iv) a fixed magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds.
‘‘(I) A shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
‘(J) A frame or receiver that is identical to, or based substantially on the frame or receiver of, a firearm described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (I) or (L).

‘‘(K) A conversion kit.
‘‘(L) A semiautomatic rifle or shotgun originally designed for military or law enforcement use, or a firearm based on the design of such a firearm that is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, as determined by the Attorney General. In
making the determination, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a firearm procured for use by the United States military or any Federal law enforcement agency is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, and a firearm shall not be determined to be particularly suitable for sporting purposes solely because the firearm is suitable for use
in a sporting event.’’.

(b) RELATED DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:hmoore on PROD1PC68 with HMBILLS

‘ BARREL SHROUD.—The term ‘barrel shroud’ eans a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel of a firearm so that the shroud protects the user of the firearm from heat generated by the barrel, but does not include a slide that encloses the barrel, and does not include an extension of the stockalong the bottom of the barrel which does not encircle or substantially encircle the barrel.

‘‘(37) CONVERSION KIT.—The term ‘conversion kit’means any part or combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting a firearm into a semiautomatic assault weapon, and any combination of parts from which a semiautomatic assault weapon can be assembled if the parts are in the possession or under the control of a person.

‘‘(38) DETACHABLE MAGAZINE.—The term ‘detachable magazine’ means an ammunition feeding device can readily be inserted into a firearm.

‘‘(39) FIXED MAGAZINE.—The term ‘fixed magazine’ means an ammunition feeding device contained in, or permanently attached to, a firearm.

‘‘(40) FOLDING OR TELESCOPING STOCK.—The term ‘folding or telescoping stock’ means a stock that folds, telescopes, or otherwise operates to reduce the length, size,or any other dimension, or otherwise enhances concealability, of a firearm.

‘‘(41) FORWARD GRIP.—The term ‘forward grip means a grip located forward of the trigger that functions as a pistol grip.

‘‘(42) PISTOL GRIP.—The term ‘pistol grip’ means a grip, a thumbhole stock, or any other characteristic that can function as a grip.

‘‘(43) THREADED BARREL.—The term ‘threaded barrel’ means a feature or characteristic that is designed in such a manner to allow for the attachment of a firearm
as defined in section 5845(a) of the National Firearms Act (26 U.S.C. 5845(a)).’’.

SEC. 4. GRANDFATHER PROVISION.

Section 922(v)(2) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and by adding after and below the end the following:

‘‘(B) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any firearm the possession or transfer of which would (but for this sub- be unlawful by reason of this subsection, and which is otherwise lawfully possessed on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph.’’.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS.

Section 922(v)(3) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended by striking

‘‘(3)’’ and all that follows through the 1st sentence and inserting the following:

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any firearm that—

‘‘(A) is manually operated by bolt, pump, level,or slide action;
‘‘(B) has been rendered permanently inoperable; or
‘‘(C) is an antique firearm.’’.

SEC 6. REQUIRING BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR THE TRANSFER OF LAWFULLY POSSESSED SEMI-AUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.
Section 922(v) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:

It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer a semiautomatic assault weapon to which paragraph (1) does not apply, except through—

‘‘(A) a licensed dealer, and for purposes of subsection (t) in the case of such a transfer, the weapon shall be considered to be transferred from the business inventory of the licensed dealer and the dealer shall be considered to be the transferor; or
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‘‘(B) a State or local law enforcement agency if the transfer is made in accordance with the procedures provided for in subsection (t) of this section and section 923(g).

‘‘(6) The Attorney General shall establish and maintain, in a timely manner, a record of the make, model, and date of manufacture of any semiautomatic assault weapon which the Attorney General is made aware has been used in relation to a crime under Federal or State law, and the nature and circumstances of the crime involved, including the outcome of relevant criminal investigations and proceedings. The Attorney General shall annually submit the record to the Congress and make the record available to the general public.’’.

SEC. 7. STRENGTHENING THE BAN ON THE POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF A LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE.

BAN ON TRANSFER OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPON WITH LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection the following: It shall be unlawful for any person to tranfer any assault weapon with a large capacity ammunition feeding device.’’.

PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

Whoever knowingly violates section 922(z) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 5 years, or both.’’.

(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—

) IN GENERAL.—Section 922(w) of such title, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended—

(A) in paragraph (3)—(i) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (B); and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); and by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:

It shall be unlawful for a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer who transfers a large capacity ammunition feeding device that was manufactured on or before the date of the enactment of this subsection, to fail to certify to the Attorney General before the end of the 60-day period that begins with the date of the transfer, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Attorney General, that the device was manufactured on or before the date of the enactment of this subsection.’’.

(2) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title,as amended by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following:

Whoever knowingly violates section 922(w)(4) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 8 5 years, or both.’’.

SEC. 8. UNLAWFUL WEAPONS TRANSFERS TO JUVENILES.

Section 922(x) of title 18, United States Code, is (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (B) by adding at the end the following:
C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or‘‘(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding device.’’; and in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (B) by adding at the end the following:

‘(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or a large capacity ammunition feeding device.’’.


SEC. 9. BAN ON IMPORTATION OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE. IN GENERAL.—Section 922(w) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended—in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B)’’ in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A)’’and by inserting before paragraph (3) the following:

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to import or bring into the United States a large capacity ammunition feeding device.’’.

CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 18 921(a)(31)(A) of such title, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘manufactured after the date of enactment of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994’’.




In addition to this, theyre proposing banning the 10/22 rimfire rifle and the M1 Garand. The fucking M1! Ridiculous. Maybe im the only one pissed about this, but my friend -just- picked up a Yugo SKS and I was gonna get one myself. Now its gonna be banned? The Saiga I can understand because it looks like an AK without the pistol grip; but the Yugo? Mother fucker is almost as old as the M44. Disgusting. I hate congress.

 

[decidence]

Um having a gun doesn't make you cool nor are they any fun ok? Find a better hobby.

 

[Rinoah]

Meh his hobby got messed with i can understand why he is pissed. I honestly don't see the facination with guns myself but i also don't understand foot fetishes or the joys of painting.

 

[Veovis]

Um having a gun doesn't make you cool nor are they any fun ok? Find a better hobby.

..Uh, who said it makes you cool? This bill is banning practically any semi-automatic capable rifle save the Mini-30, which is a piece of shit to begin with. There are guns in the world, my friend, and they can be purchased. I dont know if you understand that or not, but its just like buying a knife. Or a tv. Or a car. Theres a process, theres forms, you have to register the gun. No, guns do not make a person cool, and I dont think I ever stated that anywhere in the post.

I have, however, had much fun with guns when used in a responsible manner. Such as, going to a rifle range and firing my gun at a target and paying money to do this. How is that a bad hobby, praytell? What am I doing wrong? I paid for my gun. I paid for my ammunition. The government knows I have my gun. It's completely legal. How is owning a gun and shooting it at the appropriate locations any different from collecting stamps, or listening to music? I just happen to like shooting more than I like stamps. My apologies if that offends you.

Seeing as this is not the flameboard, and it is a message for those of us who do enjoy discharging firearms within our legal rights, i'll stop this banter for the time being. Point of the matter is, if youre a responsible gun owner, then nothing bad can happen with a gun. It takes a finger to manipulate the trigger.. It takes thought and brain power to drop the slide and chamber a round. You dont think they just go around and let everyone who wants one own a gun legally, do you?

 

[decidence]

Doesn't matter how responsible you are, soon as you feel the need to use it on another human being is when the problem arises. See if you don't have a gun, then petty criminals (you know the soloist renegades who break into houses or jump you on the street) won't need to spend the money on their own guns, which decreases the homicide rate.

 

[Veovis]

If that human being is threatening my life with the pain of death, am I wrong for defending myself?

 

[decidence]

I would rather take my chances fighting against someone who doesn't have a gun then fighting someone who does.

Much more risk of death in a gunfight then a knife fight or a fist fight for that matter. What gun owners don't seem to understand is the evolution of criminals. Petty criminals didn't start packing heat until society started being gun lovers themselves.

In the most extreme case, if it became affordable and people started defending their homes with robots that fire automatic rifles and shit don't you think criminals would also evolve to defeat them by using night vision, plastic explosives and splinter cell type shit. And how pissed will they then me when they finally get to your room.

You can't win, you can only minimize the chance of death.

 

[Veovis]

I understand all that, and you'd go to prison for manslaughter, or even murder if you kill an unarmed person with a firearm. I'd never use my weapon against someone who was unarmed, it wouldnt be a fair fight and its difficult to beat someone to death. You dont always get to pick your battles. Seeing as how it is illegal to carry a loaded weapon on my person in my state, or even carry an unloaded weapon with bullets in one pocket and a magazine in the other, I dont typically take my gun places with me. I will sometimes throw it in the trunk for those 'just in case' situations, rare though they may be. I typically keep my gun in my house, where I have easy access to it should the need arise. I also worked at a gun store for several months and got my Handgun Safety Inspector Certification and my California Guncard, which both show my ability to handle a gun safely.

There are some bad seeds out there, likely those with illegal guns, who sully the name of responsible gun owners. Rest assured, my last desire is to shoot any other living person with my gun.

 

[Tyrath]

Deci, you talk like these acts are gonna stop the wrong sort of people from accessing weapons or something. Criminals will continue to get there weapons. All it will do is stop those who would responsibly use them like Veovis stated.

 

[Marajade]

Deci, you talk like these acts are gonna stop the wrong sort of people from accessing weapons or something. Criminals will continue to get there weapons. All it will do is stop those who would responsibly use them like Veovis stated.

But if no one can own them, then should they ever be found, the person possesing it will be charged.

And owning a gun for self defence is a retarded idea. If your house gets busted into, just run out the back door or do what the guy says. You're much MORE likely to be injured/killed if you resist, because 9/10 times, the person busting down your door already has the gun out, thus has the advantage.

 

[Canitoch]

Seeing as how it is illegal to carry a loaded weapon on my person in my state, or even carry an unloaded weapon with bullets in one pocket and a magazine in the other

Really? Indiana law says we can carry guns out in the open wherever we want as long as we have a permit (granted it would be EXTREAMLY dumb to do this depending where you are like my neighborhood or church)

My brother has like 3 guns, we have 2 rifles. My brother has like 2 pistols and 1 m4. However my brother feels he needs to bring a gun EVERYWHERE he goes cause hes going to get attacked..for some reason. I think it's really dumb but whatever he's so close minded and never listens to anyone cause he's ignorant.

Deci if you think guns are bad, then your kinda being dumb. Guns can be bad, if the person is using them for the wrong things like killing people, but Veovis only uses them to target practice, which isn't really bad unless..hes training to kill people o.o (which i know you arent im just kidding)

Honostly I don't like guns myself, I think they have only made us paranoid to where we are expecting people to attack us. I live in an area where we don't really have problems (well at least my general township), my brother thinks other wise but whatever. I don't like guns, I have them, but I wish we didn't. I think we are better off without them but eh whatever I don't care if anyone has them.

 

[Ithenas]

See if you don't have a gun, then petty criminals (you know the soloist renegades who break into houses or jump you on the street) won't need to spend the money on their own guns, which decreases the homicide rate.

i do believe this is the worst arguement i've ever seen put forth. the vast majority of gun crimes are committed with firearms that are obtained illegally, guess what, gun laws don't stop that from happening. It'd be a nice, warm, fuzzy feeling if it did, but sorry buddy, doesn't work that way. And really what's the base of this arguement? "If i leave myself unprotected then somebody that wants to hurt me/take my shit won't use a gun" ??? um...are we living in the same world? This isn't the wild west where you can't shoot an unarmed man. The fact is that criminals *have* guns, they will always *have* guns, and no matter how many gun laws are put in place they will still have them. The problem is that the people they will target won't, makes things nice and fair doesn't it? it's called a trump card, just cause another person doesn't have what i've got doesn't mean i'm not gonna use what i've got to insure i get what i want. And if you want some sort of historical reference here ya go. WWII. "Japan doesn't have atomic bombs? so what, we do, we wanna win, USE EM!!!"

There are studies, government studies as a matter of fact (sry i don't have the URL handy, i'll have to dig it up) that prove that in areas where decent, honest people own guns, and petty criminals know they own guns, there's less crime.

 

[Bajaratt]

There's studies that showed that allowing concealed weapon licenses actually decrease crime, so people walking around with the guns actually decreases the crime, let alone owning it.

As far as "if no one has guns, then the criminals won't use them," England has a fair amount of gun crime, despite having a nation-wide ban on guns. Hell, Switzerland actually REQUIRES citizens to have a rifle in their house and they have the least gun related crimes of anywhere. The reasoning is that they actually educate people on gun safety and their citizens join the military. The biggest problem with guns, is untrained, uneducated people with guns. Ban stupid people from getting them, sure, but not everyone.

 

[Bajaratt]

But if no one can own them, then should they ever be found, the person possesing it will be charged.

And owning a gun for self defence is a retarded idea. If your house gets busted into, just run out the back door or do what the guy says. You're much MORE likely to be injured/killed if you resist, because 9/10 times, the person busting down your door already has the gun out, thus has the advantage.

Unless you have constant "random gun checks" it wouldn't be difficult to own a gun and get away with it in places where it's illegal.

They could also just as easily shoot you for running away. Unless you're a moron storing it in a difficult to reach area, you'd have your gun drawn too, so there is no advantage.

 

[Marajade]

They could also just as easily shoot you for running away. Unless you're a moron storing it in a difficult to reach area, you'd have your gun drawn too, so there is no advantage.

guy busts your door in, and you're in your lay-z-boy with a plate of food on your lap. He beat you.

And people busting into your house, 95% of the time, they dont know you're there at the time. They just want a TV. They're not gonna gun you down, because they know that they'll try THAT much harder to find a muder/assault suspect than a burgler. The average criminal isnt out to kill people, and if they are, you're probably screwed anyways.

 

[Skaw]

Doesn't matter how responsible you are, soon as you feel the need to use it on another human being is when the problem arises. See if you don't have a gun, then petty criminals (you know the soloist renegades who break into houses or jump you on the street) won't need to spend the money on their own guns, which decreases the homicide rate.

Uh, Criminals will always use a gun if they can, legally obtained or otherwise. It's an intimidation factor. Regardless if they know the person they're targeting has one or not.

They don't use their guns to protect themselves incase their target has a gun. They use them to instill fear in their victim so that they can get what they want.

 

[Bajaratt]

guy busts your door in, and you're in your lay-z-boy with a plate of food on your lap. He beat you.

And people busting into your house, 95% of the time, they dont know you're there at the time. They just want a TV. They're not gonna gun you down, because they know that they'll try THAT much harder to find a muder/assault suspect than a burgler. The average criminal isnt out to kill people, and if they are, you're probably screwed anyways.

Ah, I was going off someone breaking into your house in the middle of the night, not during the day.

 

[Skaw]

Ah, I was going off someone breaking into your house in the middle of the night, not during the day.

Yeah, I don't know how a burglar could be stupid enough to break in to a house in broad daylight. Or if the lights in the house/TV are on. Lights and Sound are generally a good prevention to having your house broken in to.

Jingle Bells at the windows and trip-wire hanging paint cans in your stairwells are good for after it's broken in to, however.

 

[Marajade]

Ah, I was going off someone breaking into your house in the middle of the night, not during the day.

Most break-ins happen during the day. In fact, on the rare occurance that they do happen at night, 80% of the time the suspect is known to the victims, and enters undetected. At that point, if thier goal is to hurt you, you're fucked because you're asleep.

 

[Skaw]

Most break-ins happen during the day. In fact, on the rare occurance that they do happen at night, 80% of the time the suspect is known to the victims, and enters undetected. At that point, if thier goal is to hurt you, you're fucked because you're asleep.

We're talking about break ins when you're actually around to defend your property. Not break ins that happen while you're at work. Arguing guns is worthless when it's a one-sided burglary.

Unless in Canada thieves usually break in while you're eating lunch in your dining room, in which case, thats not how it works everywhere else.