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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 66
To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear
arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 9, 2019
Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. SCHU-
MER, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. REED, Mr. CARPER, Mr. MENEN-
DEZ, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mrs. GILLI-
BRAND, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. WARREN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr.
BOOKER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. CASEY,
Mr. SANDERS, Ms. SMITH, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. HASSAN, Mrs. SHAHEEN,
Mr. WARNER, and Mr. MERKLEY) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to
keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
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 ββAssault Weapons Ban
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of 2019ββ.
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.βSection 921(a) of title 18, United
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States Code, is amendedβ
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(1) by inserting after paragraph (29) the fol-
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lowing:
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ββ(30) The term βsemiautomatic pistolβ means any re-
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peating pistol thatβ
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ββ(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing
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cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and
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chamber the next round; and
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ββ(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to
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fire each cartridge.
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ββ(31) The term βsemiautomatic shotgunβ means any
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repeating shotgun thatβ
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ββ(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing
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cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and
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chamber the next round; and
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ββ(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to
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fire each cartridge.ββ; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following:
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ββ(36) The term βsemiautomatic assault weaponβ
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means any of the following, regardless of country of manu-
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facture or caliber of ammunition accepted:
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ββ(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capac-
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ity to accept a detachable magazine and any 1 of the
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following:
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ββ(i) A pistol grip.
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ββ(ii) A forward grip.
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ββ(iii) A folding, telescoping, or detachable
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stock, or is otherwise foldable or adjustable in
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a manner that operates to reduce the length,
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size, or any other dimension, or otherwise en-
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hances the concealability, of the weapon.
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ββ(iv) A grenade launcher.
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ββ(v) A barrel shroud.
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ββ(vi) A threaded barrel.
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ββ(B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed
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magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10
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rounds, except for an attached tubular device de-
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signed to accept, and capable of operating only with,
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.22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
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ββ(C) Any part, combination of parts, compo-
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nent, device, attachment, or accessory that is de-
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signed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of
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a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiauto-
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matic rifle into a machinegun.
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ββ(D) A semiautomatic pistol that has the ca-
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pacity to accept a detachable magazine and any 1 of
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the following:
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ββ(i) A threaded barrel.
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ββ(ii) A second pistol grip.
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ββ(iii) A barrel shroud.
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ββ(iv) The capacity to accept a detachable
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magazine at some location outside of the pistol
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grip.
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ββ(v) A semiautomatic version of an auto-
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matic firearm.
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ββ(vi) A manufactured weight of 50 ounces
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or more when unloaded.
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ββ(vii) A stabilizing brace or similar compo-
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nent.
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ββ(E) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed maga-
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zine that has the capacity to accept more than 10
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rounds.
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ββ(F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has any 1
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of the following:
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ββ(i) A folding, telescoping, or detachable
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stock.
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ββ(ii) A pistol grip.
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ββ(iii) A fixed magazine with the capacity to
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accept more than 5 rounds.
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ββ(iv) The ability to accept a detachable
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magazine.
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ββ(v) A forward grip.
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ββ(vi) A grenade launcher.
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ββ(G) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
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β’S 66 IS
ββ(H) All of the following rifles, copies, dupli-
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cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa-
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bility of any such weapon thereof:
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ββ(i) All AK types, including the following:
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ββ(I) AK, AK47, AK47S, AKβ74,
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AKM,
AKS,
ARM,
MAK90,
MISR,
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NHM90, NHM91, Rock River Arms LARβ
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47, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms AKβ47,
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VEPR, WASRβ10, and WUM.
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ββ(II) IZHMASH Saiga AK.
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ββ(III) MAADI AK47 and ARM.
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ββ(IV) Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and
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86S.
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ββ(V) Poly Technologies AK47 and
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AKS.
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ββ(ii) All AR types, including the following:
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ββ(I) ARβ10.
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ββ(II) ARβ15.
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ββ(III) Alexander Arms Overmatch
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Plus 16.
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ββ(IV) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine.
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ββ(V) Armalite M15βT.
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ββ(VI) Barrett REC7.
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ββ(VII) Beretta ARβ70.
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β’S 66 IS
ββ(VIII) Black Rain Ordnance Recon
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Scout.
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ββ(IX) Bushmaster ACR.
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ββ(X) Bushmaster Carbon 15.
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ββ(XI) Bushmaster MOE series.
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ββ(XII) Bushmaster XM15.
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ββ(XIII) Chiappa Firearms MFour ri-
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fles.
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ββ(XIV) Colt Match Target rifles.
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ββ(XV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15
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rifles.
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ββ(XVI) Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles.
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ββ(XVII) Devil Dog Arms 15 Series ri-
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fles.
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ββ(XVIII) Diamondback DB15 rifles.
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ββ(XIX) DoubleStar AR rifles.
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ββ(XX) DPMS Tactical rifles.
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ββ(XXI) DSA Inc. ZMβ4 Carbine.
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ββ(XXII) Heckler & Koch MR556.
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ββ(XXIII) High Standard HSAβ15 ri-
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fles.
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ββ(XXIV) Jesse James Nomad ARβ15
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rifle.
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ββ(XXV) Knightβs Armament SRβ15.
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ββ(XXVI) Lancer L15 rifles.
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ββ(XXVII) MGI Hydra Series rifles.
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ββ(XXVIII) Mossberg MMR Tactical
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rifles.
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ββ(XXIX) Noreen Firearms BN 36
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rifle.
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ββ(XXX) Olympic Arms.
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ββ(XXXI) POF USA P415.
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ββ(XXXII) Precision Firearms AR ri-
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fles.
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ββ(XXXIII) Remington Rβ15 rifles.
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ββ(XXXIV) Rhino Arms AR rifles.
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ββ(XXXV) Rock River Arms LARβ15.
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ββ(XXXVI) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles
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and MCX rifles.
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ββ(XXXVII) SKS with a detachable
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magazine.
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ββ(XXXVIII) Smith & Wesson M&P15
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rifles.
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ββ(XXXIX) Stag Arms AR rifles.
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ββ(XL) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556
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and ARβ556 rifles.
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ββ(XLI) Uselton Arms Air-Lite Mβ4
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rifles.
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ββ(XLII) Windham Weaponry AR ri-
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fles.
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β’S 66 IS
ββ(XLIII) WMD Guns Big Beast.
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ββ(XLIV) Yankee Hill Machine Com-
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pany, Inc. YHMβ15 rifles.
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ββ(iii) Barrett M107A1.
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ββ(iv) Barrett M82A1.
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ββ(v) Beretta CX4 Storm.
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ββ(vi) Calico Liberty Series.
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ββ(vii) CETME Sporter.
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ββ(viii) Daewoo Kβ1, Kβ2, Max 1, Max 2,
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AR 100, and AR 110C.
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ββ(ix)
Fabrique
Nationale/FN
Herstal
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FAL, LAR, 22 FNC, 308 Match, L1A1
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Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000.
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ββ(x) Feather Industries ATβ9.
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ββ(xi) Galil Model AR and Model ARM.
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ββ(xii) Hi-Point Carbine.
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ββ(xiii) HKβ91, HKβ93, HKβ94, HKβ
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PSGβ1, and HK USC.
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ββ(xiv) IWI TAVOR, Galil ACE rifle.
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ββ(xv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SUβ16, and
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RFB.
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ββ(xvi) SIG AMT, SIG PEβ57, Sig Sauer
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SG 550, Sig Sauer SG 551, and SIG MCX.
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ββ(xvii) Springfield Armory SARβ48.
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ββ(xviii) Steyr AUG.
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β’S 66 IS
ββ(xix) Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mini-14 Tac-
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tical Rifle Mβ14/20CF.
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ββ(xx) All Thompson rifles, including the
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following:
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ββ(I) Thompson M1SB.
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ββ(II) Thompson T1100D.
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ββ(III) Thompson T150D.
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ββ(IV) Thompson T1B.
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ββ(V) Thompson T1B100D.
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ββ(VI) Thompson T1B50D.
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ββ(VII) Thompson T1BSB.
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ββ(VIII) Thompson T1βC.
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ββ(IX) Thompson T1D.
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ββ(X) Thompson T1SB.
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ββ(XI) Thompson T5.
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ββ(XII) Thompson T5100D.
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ββ(XIII) Thompson TM1.
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ββ(XIV) Thompson TM1C.
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ββ(xxi) UMAREX UZI rifle.
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ββ(xxii) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A
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Carbine, and UZI Model B Carbine.
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ββ(xxiii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78.
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ββ(xxiv) Vector Arms UZI Type.
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ββ(xxv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk.
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ββ(xxvi) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine.
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β’S 66 IS
ββ(I) All of the following pistols, copies, dupli-
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cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa-
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bility of any such weapon thereof:
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ββ(i) All AKβ47 types, including the fol-
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lowing:
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ββ(I) Centurion 39 AK pistol.
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ββ(II) CZ Scorpion pistol.
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ββ(III) Draco AKβ47 pistol.
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ββ(IV) HCR AKβ47 pistol.
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ββ(V) IO Inc. Hellpup AKβ47 pistol.
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ββ(VI) Krinkov pistol.
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ββ(VII) Mini Draco AKβ47 pistol.
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ββ(VIII) PAP M92 pistol.
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ββ(IX) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol.
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ββ(ii) All ARβ15 types, including the fol-
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lowing:
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ββ(I) American Spirit ARβ15 pistol.
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ββ(II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol.
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ββ(III) Chiappa Firearms M4 Pistol
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GEN II.
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ββ(IV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15
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Roscoe pistol.
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ββ(V) Daniel Defense MK18 pistol.
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ββ(VI) DoubleStar Corporation AR pis-
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tol.
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ββ(VII) DPMS ARβ15 pistol.
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ββ(VIII) Jesse James Nomad ARβ15
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pistol.
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ββ(IX) Olympic Arms ARβ15 pistol.
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ββ(X) Osprey Armament MKβ18 pis-
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tol.
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ββ(XI) POF USA AR pistols.
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ββ(XII) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pis-
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tol.
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ββ(XIII) Uselton Arms Air-Lite Mβ4
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pistol.
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ββ(iii) Calico Liberty pistols.
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ββ(iv) DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol.
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ββ(v) Encom MPβ9 and MPβ45.
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ββ(vi) Heckler & Koch model SPβ89 pistol.
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ββ(vii) Intratec ABβ10, TECβ22 Scorpion,
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TECβ9, and TECβDC9.
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ββ(viii) IWI Galil Ace pistol, UZI PRO pis-
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tol.
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ββ(ix) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol.
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ββ(x) The following MAC types:
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ββ(I) MACβ10.
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ββ(II) MACβ11.
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ββ(III) Masterpiece Arms MPA A930
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Mini Pistol, MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical
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Pistol, and MPA Mini Tactical Pistol.
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ββ(IV)
Military
Armament
Corp.
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Ingram Mβ11.
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ββ(V) Velocity Arms VMAC.
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ββ(xi) Sig Sauer P556 pistol.
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ββ(xii) Sites Spectre.
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ββ(xiii) All Thompson types, including the
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following:
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ββ(I) Thompson TA510D.
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ββ(II) Thompson TA5.
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ββ(xiv) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI.
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ββ(J) All of the following shotguns, copies, dupli-
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cates, variants, or altered facsimiles with the capa-
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bility of any such weapon thereof:
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ββ(i) DERYA Anakon MCβ1980, Anakon
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SD12.
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ββ(ii) Doruk Lethal shotguns.
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ββ(iii) Franchi LAWβ12 and SPAS 12.
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ββ(iv) All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, in-
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cluding the following:
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ββ(I) IZHMASH Saiga 12.
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ββ(II) IZHMASH Saiga 12S.
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ββ(III) IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXPβ
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01.
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ββ(IV) IZHMASH Saiga 12K.
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ββ(V) IZHMASH Saiga 12Kβ030.
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ββ(VI) IZHMASH Saiga 12Kβ040
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Taktika.
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ββ(v) Streetsweeper.
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ββ(vi) Striker 12.
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ββ(K) All belt-fed semiautomatic firearms, in-
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cluding TNW M2HB and FN M2495.
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ββ(L) Any combination of parts from which a
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firearm described in subparagraphs (A) through (K)
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can be assembled.
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ββ(M) The frame or receiver of a rifle or shot-
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gun described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (F),
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(G), (H), (J), or (K).
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ββ(37) The term βlarge capacity ammunition feeding
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deviceββ
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ββ(A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip,
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or similar device, including any such device joined or
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coupled with another in any manner, that has an
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overall capacity of, or that can be readily restored,
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changed, or converted to accept, more than 10
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rounds of ammunition; and
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ββ(B) does not include an attached tubular de-
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vice designed to accept, and capable of operating
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only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.ββ.
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(b) RELATED DEFINITIONS.βSection 921(a) of title
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18, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is
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amended by adding at the end the following:
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ββ(38) The term βbarrel shroudββ
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ββ(A) means a shroud that is attached to, or
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partially or completely encircles, the barrel of a fire-
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arm so that the shroud protects the user of the fire-
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arm from heat generated by the barrel; and
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ββ(B) does not includeβ
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ββ(i) a slide that partially or completely en-
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closes the barrel; or
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ββ(ii) an extension of the stock along the
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bottom of the barrel which does not encircle or
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substantially encircle the barrel.
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ββ(39) The term βdetachable magazineβ means an am-
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munition feeding device that can be removed from a fire-
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arm without disassembly of the firearm action.
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ββ(40) The term βfixed magazineβ means an ammuni-
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tion feeding device that is permanently fixed to the firearm
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in such a manner that it cannot be removed without dis-
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assembly of the firearm.
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ββ(41) The term βfolding, telescoping, or detachable
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stockβ means a stock that folds, telescopes, detaches or
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otherwise operates to reduce the length, size, or any other
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dimension, or otherwise enhances the concealability, of a
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firearm.
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ββ(42) The term βforward gripβ means a grip located
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forward of the trigger that functions as a pistol grip.
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ββ(43) The term βgrenade launcherβ means an attach-
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ment for use on a firearm that is designed to propel a
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grenade or other similar destructive device.
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ββ(44) The term βpermanently inoperable
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