HR7115 Firearms prohibition act

[John A.]

Here is the link to the bill. I call it AWB lite

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7115/text

H. R. 7115

To prohibit the sale, acquisition, distribution in commerce, or import into the United States of certain firearm receiver castings or blanks, assault weapon parts kits, and machinegun parts kits and the marketing or advertising of such castings or blanks and kits on any medium of electronic communications, to require homemade firearms to have serial numbers, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 2, 2018
Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr. Sires, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Soto, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, and Mr. Rush) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit the sale, acquisition, distribution in commerce, or import into the United States of certain firearm receiver castings or blanks, assault weapon parts kits, and machinegun parts kits and the marketing or advertising of such castings or blanks and kits on any medium of electronic communications, to require homemade firearms to have serial numbers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)(E)), the following shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2057):15 U.S.C. 2068).
15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this section in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this Act.Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 923 the following:
chapter 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
section 5845(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(6) the term “semiautomatic pistol” means any repeating pistol that utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fixed cartridge case and chamber the next round and requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge;
(7) the term “semiautomatic rifle” has the meaning given such term in section 921(a)(28) of title 18, United States Code; and
(8) the term “semiautomatic shotgun” means any repeating shotgun that utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fixed cartridge case and chamber the next round and requires a separate pull of a trigger to fire each cartridge.
(b) Special features of a semiautomatic pistol.—The special features described in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) are—
(1) an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip;
(2) a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer;
(3) a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being burned;
(4) a second hand grip;
(5) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded; and
(6) a semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm.
SEC. 6. Construction.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting the ability of a State to enact more restrictive gun-related laws, or bans on firearm receiver castings, firearm receiver blanks, assault weapon parts kits, or machinegun parts kits.
SEC. 7. Effective date.
(a) In general.—Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Exceptions.—Subsections (a), (b), and (d), and the second sentence of subsection (c)(2), of section 923A of title 18, United States Code, as added by the amendment made by section 4(a) of this Act, shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

 

[CaddmannQ]

When they cranked up the War on Drugs, they became California's leading industry

Guess what's going to happen with the war on guns folks?

More guns than ever, and all will be illegal, underground, unserialized, and difficult to trace guns.

This is not a prediction. It is already happening, and they are catching people doing it.

In fact, several law enforcement people have been accused of such because they are able to circumvent certain laws, which are more lenient in the case of LEOs.

 

[Bobster]

While this will no doubt get an inordinate amount of press, it should go NOWHERE, thanks to the Senate and Trumpy. You still need to write all your reps and let them know how you feel lest they be swayed by the mindless...

 

[John A.]

Curious question, back in 1968 when the government made manufacturers start stamping or engraving a serial number on the firearms, there was no requirement to make the law retroactive. Likely because you could not force a manufacturer to recall their guns to engrave them. And that's not even taking into consideration all of defunct manufacturers who are no longer in business.

So, for all of those 80% lowers that have been made into firearms, is congress going to outlaw firearms that have been made prior to the law being passed that have no engraving?

Is congress going to fund the cost to engrave the firearm? If not, I do not see how they require anyone to engrave anything retroactively. And thus, there would be no way to prove when a gun was made. Especially with no paper trail. Even more evidence that this law would be unenforceable.

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