H.R. 189 - Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007

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H.R. 189 - Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007 - was introduced in Congress by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy yesterday. She sure didn't waste any time dancing on the dead bodies of the students and professors at VPI&SU aka Virginia Tech.

John


Here is the text:

Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)

HR 1859 IH


110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1859
To reinstate the prohibition on the possession or transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and to strengthen that prohibition.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 16, 2007
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary


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A BILL
To reinstate the prohibition on the possession or transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and to strengthen that prohibition.


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 `Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007'.

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF REPEALED CRIMINAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES.

(a) Reinstatement of Provisions Wholly Repealed- Sections 921(a)(31) and 922(w), and the last sentence of section 923(i) of title 18, United States Code, as in effect just before the repeal made by section 110105(2) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, are hereby enacted into law.

(b) Reinstatement of Provision Partially Repealed- Section 924(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:

`(B) knowingly violates subsection (a)(4), (f), (k), (r), or (w) of section 922;'.

SEC. 3. STRENGTHENING THE BAN ON THE POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF A LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE.

(a) Ban on Transfer of Semiautomatic Assault Weapon With Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device-

(1) IN GENERAL- Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (z) the following:

`(aa) It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer a semiautomatic assault weapon with a large capacity ammunition feeding device.'.

(2) DEFINITION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPON- Section 921(a)(30) and Appendix A of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as in effect just before the repeal made by section 110105(2) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, are hereby enacted into law.

(3) PENALTIES- Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.'.

(b) Certification Requirement-

(1) IN GENERAL- Section 922(w) of such title, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended--

(A) in paragraph (3)--

(i) by adding `or' at the end of subparagraph (B); and

(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); and

(B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:

`(4) It shall be unlawful for a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer who transfers a large capacity ammunition feeding device that was manufactured on or before the date of the enactment of this subsection, to fail to certify to the Attorney General before the end of the 60-day period that begins with the date of the transfer, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Attorney General, that the device was manufactured on or before the date of the enactment of this subsection.'.

(2) PENALTIES- Section 924(a) of such title, as amended by subsection (a)(3) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(9) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(w)(4) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.'

 

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i just purchased 20 high capacity magazines.

even if this bill doesn't pass, it's always good to have purchased mags while they are still cheap.

 

[bluepeter]

Might want to include a little background. Carolyn Mccarthy has championed anti-gun legislation since her husband was killed and her son severely injured by a gunman boarding a train and randomly opening fire in 1993. I'd say she's been on this kick long before Virginia Tech.

 

[Gambino]

timing may be a bit tasteful, but wtf do citizens need with large capacity feeding devices?
some people's claims for these things are retarded

 

[JumpBallWinner]

I didn't quite understand all of the lingo used here. Does this bill also ban the "assault" weapons that 922 of 1994 did? Or will it only ban magazines?

 

[stilleto]

Might want to include a little background. Carolyn Mccarthy has championed anti-gun legislation since her husband was killed and her son severely injured by a gunman boarding a train and randomly opening fire in 1993. I'd say she's been on this kick long before Virginia Tech.

that train, was at my corner. half the street was shot.

the boy across the street from me, came over to ask if i knew why his mom wasn't getting off the train that was stopped half a block down from us, since it had been parked there for 10 minutes.

carolyn mcCarthy was an ex nurse and a housewife before that, then she got herself busy with taking care of her brain damaged son, her husband's life, and her anti gun crusade.

you may not agree with her, but she has reason.

 

[stilleto]

on a side note about that event. The man who shot so many people was Colin Ferguson. He was a dark skinned black man. one of the men who helped bring him down was a really nice man I had known since i was 16 and used to manage a store he came in every day. he was also a dark skinned black man who worked on wall street.

During his self represented trial, colin ferguson tried to say it was a case of mistaken identity, and the man that people thought helped captured him, was actually the killer.

there were about 20 people able to testify that they rode the train EVERY day with THAT man, and he lived locally with his wife and kids, and they were SURE it was not him who held the gun.

the trial turned into a joke, with the madman representing himself.

 

[p0ink]

Might want to include a little background. Carolyn Mccarthy has championed anti-gun legislation since her husband was killed and her son severely injured by a gunman boarding a train and randomly opening fire in 1993. I'd say she's been on this kick long before Virginia Tech.

when you live in a free society, there will always be those who abuse it.

i would rather take my chances and live with less stupid and unconstitutional laws than the other way around.

 

[heatherrae]

Damn, I thought for sure this thread was about me when it said HR and "large capacity feeding device."

 

[ole farte']

i just purchased 20 high capacity magazines.

even if this bill doesn't pass, it's always good to have purchased mags while they are still cheap.

so you would have to carry 2 mags instead of one. is that what i read into this?