S 893

 

    HR893        Gutierrez (D-IL)        02/16/93       (69 lines) 
                 Introduced in House 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession 
  or transfer of assault weapons. 

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103D CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
  
                                  H. R. 893 
  
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession 
  or transfer of assault weapons. 
  
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                       IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
  
                              February 16, 1993 
  
Mr. GUTIERREZ 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 possession 
  or transfer of assault weapons. 
  
    //Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled,\\ 
  
!!SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF ASSAULT 
            WEAPONS.!! 
  
    (a) PROHIBITION.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
  
    "(s)(1)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess an 
assault weapon, unless the weapon was lawfully and continuously 
possessed by the person since before the date of the enactment of 
this subsection. 
  
    "(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer an assault 
weapon. 
  
    "(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any firearm which the 
Secretary has determined is of a type that is generally recognized 
as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting 
purposes.". 
  
    (b) ASSAULT WEAPON DEFINED.--Section 921(a) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
  
    "(29) The term `assault weapon' means-- 
        "(A) any repeating firearm which uses a portion of the 
    energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case 
    and chamber the next round, and which requires a separate pull 
    of the trigger to fire each cartridge; and 
        "(B) any shotgun which contains its ammunition in a 
    revolving cylinder.". 
  
    (c) PENALTIES.-- 
        (1) UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF ASSAULT WEAPON.-- 
    Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking "or 
    (q)" and inserting "(r), or (s)". 
        (2) ENHANCED PENALTY FOR POSSESSION OR USE OF ASSAULT 
    WEAPON DURING CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME.-- 
    Section 924(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking "and if 
    the firearm is a short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun" 
    and inserting "if the firearm is an assault weapon, a short- 
    barreled rifle, or a short-barreled shotgun,".