HR 3193 · 108th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

District of Columbia Personal Protection Act

Introduced 2003-09-25· Sponsored by Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate.(2004-09-30)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2004-09-29
Roll #477
Yea 250Nay 171
Democrats
52 Yea·148 Nay
Republicans
198 Yea·22 Nay
PassedHouse · 2004-09-29
Roll #477
Yea 250Nay 171
Democrats
52 Yea·148 Nay
Republicans
198 Yea·22 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] District of Columbia Personal Protection Act - Amends the District of Columbia Code to provide that the D.C. Council's regulatory authority regarding firearms, explosives, and weapons in the District shall not be construed to permit the Council, the Mayor, or any governmental or regulatory authority of the District to prohibit, constructively prohibit, or unduly burden the ability of persons otherwise permitted to possess firearms under Federal law from acquiring, possessing in their homes or businesses, or using for sporting, self-protection or other lawful purposes, any firearm neither prohibited by Federal law nor regulated by the National Firearms Act. Denies the District any authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms. Amends the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 to repeal the definition of a machine gun as any firearm which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily converted or restored to shoot semiautomatically, more than 12 shots without manual reloading. (Thus repeals the ban on semiautomatic weapons.) Repeals the District's: (1) registration requirement for possession of firearms; (2) prohibiti…

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Cosponsors (20)

8 Democrats12 Republicans