To prohibit the importation of dangerous firearms that have been modified to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons.

January 7, 2003

Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

To prohibit the importation of dangerous firearms that have been modified to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons.

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 `Assault Weapon Ban Enhancement Act of 2003'.

SEC. 2. BAN ON IMPORTATION OF DANGEROUS FIREARMS THAT HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO AVOID THE BAN ON SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.

Section 925 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(g) The Attorney General shall prohibit the importation or bringing into the United States of any semiautomatic assault weapon (including the frame or receiver of any such weapon) that is of a type which, as of May 1, 1998, was determined under subsection (d)(3) to be not generally recognized as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes, or that includes any of the following characteristics:

`(1) The weapon has a thumb hole stock that functions as a pistol grip.

`(2) The weapon can accept a detachable large capacity ammunition magazine.

`(3) The weapon has a fixed magazine which can be readily modified to accept a large capacity ammunition magazine.

`(4) The weapon uses .22 caliber ammunition.'.

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