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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1454
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require firearm assembly kits
to be considered to be firearms.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 1, 2021
Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. COHEN,
Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. NORTON, Mrs.
WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. SOTO, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms.
DEAN, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. JOHNSON of
Georgia, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr.
SMITH of Washington, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. CASE, Mr. EVANS, Mr. MEEKS,
Ms. MENG, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr.
RYAN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. GARCIA of
Texas, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. CLARKE of New
York, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. WEXTON, Mr.
DESAULNIER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. CHU, Mrs.
DEMINGS, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. MOORE of Wis-
consin, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr.
GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. POCAN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. KEATING, Mrs.
TORRES of California, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. LYNCH, Mr.
BROWN, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms.
BARRAGA´N, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr.
LEVIN of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. PORTER, Mr.
VARGAS, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. TRONE, Mr. LIEU, Mr. SEAN PATRICK
MALONEY of New York, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CARSON,
Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. CORREA, Mrs. HAYES, and Ms. STRICK-
LAND) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require firearm
assembly kits to be considered to be firearms.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ghost Guns Are Guns
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. FIREARM ASSEMBLY KITS CONSIDERED TO BE
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FIREARMS.
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Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or (D) any
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destructive device’’ and inserting ‘‘; (D) any destruc-
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tive device; or (E) any combination of parts designed
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or intended for use in converting any device into a
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firearm and from which a firearm may be readily as-
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sembled’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (4)—
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(A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
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paragraph (A);
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(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
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paragraph (B) and inserting a period; and
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(C) by striking subparagraph (C).
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