HR 1421

 

    HR1421       Stark (D-CA)            03/18/93       (108 lines) 
                 Introduced in House 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation 
  and the manufacture of firearms designed to accept a silencer, 
  bayonet, grenade launcher, flash suppressor, or folding stock, of 
  certain ammunition feeding devices, and of related devices, and to 
  provide for the imposition of enhanced penalties for the 
  possession or the use of any such item in a crime of violence or 
  in a drug trafficking crime. 

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103D CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
  
                                  H. R. 1421 
  
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation 
  and the manufacture of firearms designed to accept a silencer, 
  bayonet, grenade launcher, flash suppressor, or folding stock, of 
  certain ammunition feeding devices, and of related devices, and to 
  provide for the imposition of enhanced penalties for the 
  possession or the use of any such item in a crime of violence or 
  in a drug trafficking crime. 
  
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                       IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
  
                                March 18, 1993 
  
Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BACCHUS of 
  Florida, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BORSKI, Mrs. BYRNE, Mr. 
  CLAY, Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. 
  DERRICK, Mr. EDWARDS of California, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 
  FOGLIETTA, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GUTIERREZ, 
  Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Mrs. 
  LOWEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. MILLER of California, Mrs. 
  MORELLA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. OWENS, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
  REYNOLDS, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SABO, Mrs. 
  SCHROEDER, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. TRAFICANT, 
  Mr. YATES, Ms. WATERS, and Mr. WHEAT) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
  
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                                    A BILL 
  
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation 
  and the manufacture of firearms designed to accept a silencer, 
  bayonet, grenade launcher, flash suppressor, or folding stock, of 
  certain ammunition feeding devices, and of related devices, and to 
  provide for the imposition of enhanced penalties for the 
  possession or the use of any such item in a crime of violence or 
  in a drug trafficking crime. 
  
    //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 "Assault Weapon Act of 1993". 
  
!!SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE IMPORTATION AND THE MANUFACTURE 
            OF ASSAULT WEAPONS AND RELATED DEVICES.!! 
  
    (a) IN GENERAL.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
  
    "(s) It shall be unlawful for any person to import or 
manufacture-- 
        "(1) a firearm having threading, lugs, or other 
    characteristics which are designed to facilitate the direct 
    attachment of a silencer, bayonet, grenade launcher, flash 
    suppressor, or folding stock to the firearm; 
        "(2) any part or combination of parts designed to 
    facilitate the attachment of a bayonet, silencer, grenade 
    launcher, flash suppressor, or folding stock to a firearm; 
        "(3) a shotgun with a fixed magazine which is capable of 
    holding 7 or more rounds of ammunition; 
        "(4) a detachable magazine, drum, belt, feed strip, or 
    similar device which has a capacity of, or can be readily 
    restored or converted to accept, 10 or more rounds of 
    ammunition; 
        "(5) any combination of parts-- 
            "(A) designed and intended solely and exclusively for 
        assembling a device described in paragraph (4); and 
            "(B) from which a device described in paragraph (4) 
        could be assembled if such parts were possessed or 
        controlled by 1 person; or 
        "(6) any part specifically designed for use in assembling a 
    device described in paragraph (4).". 
  
    (b) PENALTY.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
  
    "(5) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(s) shall be fined 
not more than $10,000, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.". 
  
!!SEC. 3. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR THE POSSESSION OR THE USE OF  AN 
            ASSAULT WEAPON OR A RELATED DEVICE IN A CRIME OF 
            VIOLENCE OR IN A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME.!! 
  
    Section 924(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- 
        (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
    "subsection" and inserting "paragraph"; and 
        (2) by adding at the end the following: 
  
    "(4) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 
apply in like manner to whomever, in the circumstances described in 
such paragraph (1), uses or carries an item described in section 
922(s), except that-- 
        "(A) in the case of the first conviction of a person under 
    this paragraph, such person shall be sentenced to imprisonment 
    for ten years; and 
        "(B) in the case of the second or subsequent conviction of 
    such person under this paragraph, such person shall be sentenced 
    to imprisonment for thirty years.".