HR 4780 · 95th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to amend chapter 44 (relating to firearms) of title 18 of the United States Code to exclude pen guns from the definition of firearms used for the purposes of that chapter.

Introduced 1977-03-09· Sponsored by Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1977-03-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Excludes from the criminal proscriptions and licensing requirements of the Gun Control Act of 1968 any device which (1) is intended only to file a defensive gas, a pyrotechnic signal, or both, and (2) does not have a separated chambered barrel capable of firing a fixed round of ammunition.…

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