HR 5024 · 101th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Miscellaneous Firearms Reforms Act of 1990
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.(1990-06-18)
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Miscellaneous Firearms Reforms Act of 1990 - Title I: Domestic Assembly of Nonimportable Firearms - Amends the Federal criminal code to define "semiautomatic rifle" as any repeating rifle which utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round, and which requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge. Prohibits the assembly of any semiautomatic rifle or shotgun identical to one prohibited from importation as not readily adaptable to sporting purposes, except for: (1) assembly for sale or distribution by a licensed manufacturer to any Federal, State, or local government entity; (2) assembly operations by a licensed manufacturer that were taking place in the United States before May 15, 1989; (3) assembly for export; and (4) assembly for testing or experimentation authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury. Title II: Prohibited Gun Clips and Magazines - Defines "an ammunition feeding device (AFD)" as a detachable magazine, feed strip, or similar device which has a capacity of, or can be readily converted to accept, more than 15 rounds of ammunition, with an exception. Prohibits the importation, manuf…
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