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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 2910 (Introduced in House) — To protect American children and their families from the epidemic of gun violence by banning access to certain weapon... · Sec. 103

Sec. 103. Definitions

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For purposes of this title— the term assault weapon parts kit means any part or combination of parts not designed and intended for repair or replacement but designed and intended to enable a consumer who possesses all such necessary parts to assemble a semiautomatic assault weapon; the term machinegun parts kit means any part or combination of parts designed and intended to enable a consumer who possesses all such necessary parts to assemble a machinegun or convert a firearm into a machinegun; the term semiautomatic assault weapon means— a semiautomatic rifle or semiautomatic shotgun that has the capacity to accept a detachable ammunition magazine; or a semiautomatic pistol that has— the capacity to accept a detachable ammunition magazine; and any one of the features described in subsection (b); the term machinegun has the meaning given such term in section 5845(b) of title 26, United States Code; the term semiautomatic pistol means any repeating pistol that utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fixed cartridge case and chamber the next round and requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge; the term semiautomatic rifle has the meaning given such term in section 921(a)(28) of title 18, United States Code; and the term semiautomatic shotgun means any repeating shotgun that utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fixed cartridge case and chamber the next round and requires a separate pull of a trigger to fire each cartridge.
The special features described in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) are— an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip; a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer; a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being burned; a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded; and a semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm.
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