104th Congress H. R. 793  As Introduced in the House

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VERSION   As Introduced in the House
CONGRESS  104th CONGRESS
           1st Session
BILL                                   H. R. 793
TITLE     To eliminate the administrative authority to prohibit the
              possession or transfer of particular assault weapons.
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                            IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                    FEBRUARY 2, 1995
          Mr. Baker of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr.
              Emerson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Stump, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Riggs, Mr.
              McKeon, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ney, Mrs.
              Chenoweth, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Hancock) introduced the
              following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
              Judiciary
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TEXT                                     A BILL
          To eliminate the administrative authority to prohibit the
              possession or transfer of particular assault weapons.
            Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
          United States of America in Congress assembled,
          SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT THE
                        POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF PARTICULAR ASSAULT WEAPONS.
            (a) In General. - Section 921(a)(30) of title 18, United States
          Code, is amended to read as follows:
            `(30) The term `semiautomatic assault weapon` means -
                `(A) any firearm known as -
                    `(i) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies Avtomat
                  Kalashnikovs (all models);
                    `(ii) Action Arms Israeli Military Industries UZI and
                  Galil;
                    `(iii) Beretta Ar70 (SC-70);
                    `(iv) Colt AR-15;
                    `(v) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and FNC;
                    `(vi) SWD M-10, M-11, M-11/9, and M-12;
                    `(vii) Steyr AUG; or
                    `(viii) INTRATEC TEC-9, TEC-DC9 and TEC-22; and
                `(B) any revolving cylinder shotgun, such as (or similar to)
              the Street Sweeper and Striker 12.`.
            (b) Effective Date. - The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
          take effect as if the amendment were included in subtitle A of
          title XI of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of
          1994 at the time such subtitle became law.