High Speed Gunfire Prevention Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3606 To prohibit bump stocks and other devices designed to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic weapon. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 2, 2019 Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. TITUS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mrs. HAYES, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. SIRES, Mr. WELCH, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. SHALALA, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. HILL of California, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. CASE, Mr. HASTINGS, and Ms. MENG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit bump stocks and other devices designed to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic weapon. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘High Speed Gunfire 4 Prevention Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:25 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3606.IH H3606 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3606 IH SEC. 2. BUMP STOCKS AND ACCELERATION DEVICES. 1 (a) PROHIBITION.—Section 922 of title 18, United 2 States Code, is amended— 3 (1) by adding at the end of subsection (o) the 4 following: 5 ‘‘(3)(A) The term ‘machinegun’ means any 6 weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be 7 readily restored to shoot, automatically more than 8 one shot, without manual reloading, by a single 9 function of the trigger. The term shall also include 10 the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any part 11 designed and intended solely and exclusively, or com- 12 bination of parts designed and intended, for use in 13 converting a weapon into a machinegun, any com- 14 bination of parts from which a machinegun can be 15 assembled if such parts are in the possession or 16 under the control of a person, and any bump-stock- 17 type device, i.e., a device that allows a semiauto- 18 matic weapon to shoot more than one shot with a 19 single pull of the trigger by harnessing the recoil en- 20 ergy of the semiautomatic weapon to which it is af- 21 fixed so that the trigger resets and continues firing 22 without additional physical manipulation of the trig- 23 ger by the shooter. 24 ‘‘(B) The term ‘automatically’ as it modifies 25 ‘shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily re- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:25 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3606.IH H3606 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3606 IH stored to shoot,’ means functioning as the result of 1 a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism that al- 2 lows the firing of multiple rounds through a single 3 function of the trigger; and ‘single function of the 4 trigger’ means a single pull of the trigger and analo- 5 gous motions.’’; and 6 (2) by adding at the end the following: 7 ‘‘(aa)(1) ACCELERATION DEVICES.—It shall be un- 8 lawful for any person to manufacture, import, sell, ship, 9 deliver, possess, transfer, or receive, in or affecting inter- 10 state or foreign commerce, any part, combination of parts, 11 component, device, attachment, or accessory that is de- 12 signed and functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a 13 semiautomatic firearm but not convert the semiautomatic 14 firearm into a machinegun. 15 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) of this subsection 16 shall not apply to— 17 ‘‘(A) the otherwise lawful possession of a device 18 before the date that is 90 days after this subsection 19 takes effect, provided that the device is destroyed or 20 disposed of within that 90-day period; 21 ‘‘(B) the importation, manufacture, possession, 22 or receipt of such devices by or for, or shipment, 23 sale, or transfer of such devices for or to, the United 24 States, a department or agency of the United States, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:25 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3606.IH H3606 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 3606 IH a State, or a department, agency, or political sub- 1 division of a State, for the purposes of testing or ex- 2 perimentation authorized by the Attorney General; 3 or 4 ‘‘(C) a part that designed and functions to re- 5 place a part of a firearm that has been damaged or 6 that has reduced functionality due to normal wear 7 and tear, regardless of whether that part improves 8 the performance or functionality of the firearm be- 9 yond its original performance and functionality.’’. 10 (b) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(2) of such title is 11 amended by striking ‘‘or (o)’’ and inserting ‘‘(o), or (aa)’’. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:25 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3606.IH H3606 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS