Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act

HB 138 Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act

US Congress 113th Congress

Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act
HB-138


About HB-138

Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit:

  • (1) the transfer or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, except for such a device lawfully possessed within the United States on or before the date of this Act's enactment; and
  • (2) the importation or bringing into the United States of such a device

Exempts:

  • (1) the transfer or possession of such a device by a federal, state, or local agency or law enforcement officer;
  • (2) certain transfers to licensees under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954;
  • (3) possession of such a device transferred to an individual upon retirement from a law enforcement agency if such individual is not otherwise prohibited from receiving ammunition; and
  • (4) the manufacture, transfer, or possession of such a device by a licensed manufacturer or importer for authorized testing or experimentation purposes

Sets penalties for violations. Requires a large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after this Act's enactment to be identified by a serial number that clearly shows that the device was manufactured after such enactment.

  

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Introduced 01/11/2013

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History

Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

01/25/2013

Referred To The House Committee On The Judiciary.

01/03/2013