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.
[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 752 Introduced in House (IH)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 752
To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition
feeding devices, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2015
Ms. Esty (for herself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Courtney, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. Himes, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Bass,
Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms.
Brown of Florida, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano,
Mr. Carney, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Chu of California, Mr.
Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis
of California, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Edwards, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Frankel of
Florida, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hahn,
Mr. Hastings, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Norton, Mr. Honda, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.
Huffman, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Keating, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin,
Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Carolyn B.
Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano,
Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr.
Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rangel, Miss Rice of New
York, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Linda T. Saanchez of California, Ms.
Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Schiff, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sires, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell of
California, Mr. Takai, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr.
Yarmuth, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Peters) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition
feeding devices, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding
Device Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OR POSSESSION OF LARGE CAPACITY
AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES.
(a) Definition.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
``(30) The term `large capacity ammunition feeding device'--
``(A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar
device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored
or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition; but
``(B) does not include an attached tubular device designed
to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber
rimfire ammunition.''.
(b) Prohibitions.--Section 922 of such title is amended by
inserting after subsection (u) the following:
``(v)(1)(A)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), it shall be
unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity
ammunition feeding device.
``(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply to the possession of a large
capacity ammunition feeding device otherwise lawfully possessed within
the United States on or before the date of the enactment of this
subsection.
``(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to import or bring into
the United States a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
``(A) a manufacture for, transfer to, or possession by the
United States or a department or agency of the United States or
a State or a department, agency, or political subdivision of a
State, or a transfer to or possession by a law enforcement
officer employed by such an entity for purposes of law
enforcement (whether on or off duty);
``(B) a transfer to a licensee under title I of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 for purposes of establishing and maintaining
an on-site physical protection system and security organization
required by Federal law, or possession by an employee or
contractor of such a licensee on-site for such purposes or off-
site for purposes of licensee-authorized training or
transportation of nuclear materials;
``(C) the possession, by an individual who is retired from
service with a law enforcement agency and is not otherwise
prohibited from receiving ammunition, of a large capacity
ammunition feeding device transferred to the individual by the
agency upon that retirement; or
``(D) a manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large
capacity ammunition feeding device by a licensed manufacturer
or licensed importer for the purposes of testing or
experimentation authorized by the Attorney General.''.
(c) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(v) shall be fined
under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.''.
(d) Identification Markings.--Section 923(i) of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``A large capacity
ammunition feeding device manufactured after the date of the enactment
of this sentence shall be identified by a serial number that clearly
shows that the device was manufactured after such date of enactment,
and such other identification as the Attorney General may by regulation
prescribe.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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