Bills Sec. 4 — Restrictions on assault weapons and la…

Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— by inserting after subsection

(u)the following: It shall be unlawful for a person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a semiautomatic assault weapon. Paragraph

(1)shall not apply to the possession, sale, or transfer of any semiautomatic assault weapon otherwise lawfully possessed under Federal law on the date of enactment of the Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act . Paragraph

(1)shall not apply to any firearm that— is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action; has been rendered permanently inoperable; or is an antique firearm, as defined in section 921 of this title. Paragraph

(1)shall not apply to— the importation for, manufacture for, sale to, transfer to, or possession by the United States or a department or agency of the United States or a State or a department, agency, or political subdivision of a State, or a sale or transfer to or possession by a qualified law enforcement officer employed by the United States or a department or agency of the United States or a State or a department, agency, or political subdivision of a State, for purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off duty), or a sale or transfer to or possession by a campus law enforcement officer for purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off duty); the importation for, or sale or transfer to a licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for purposes of establishing and maintaining an on-site physical protection system and security organization required by Federal law, or possession by an employee or contractor of such licensee on-site for such purposes or off-site for purposes of licensee-authorized training or transportation of nuclear materials; the possession, by an individual who is retired in good standing from service with a law enforcement agency and is not otherwise prohibited from receiving a firearm, of a semiautomatic assault weapon— sold or transferred to the individual by the agency upon such retirement; or that the individual purchased, or otherwise obtained, for official use before such retirement; or the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer for the purposes of testing or experimentation authorized by the Attorney General. For purposes of paragraph (4)(A), the term campus law enforcement officer means an individual who is— employed by a private institution of higher education that is eligible for funding under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); responsible for the prevention or investigation of crime involving injury to persons or property, including apprehension or detention of persons for such crimes; authorized by Federal, State, or local law to carry a firearm, execute search warrants, and make arrests; and recognized, commissioned, or certified by a government entity as a law enforcement officer. The Attorney General shall establish and maintain, in a timely manner, a record of the make, model, and, if available, date of manufacture of any semiautomatic assault weapon which the Attorney General is made aware has been used in relation to a crime under Federal or State law, and the nature and circumstances of the crime involved, including the outcome of relevant criminal investigations and proceedings. The Attorney General shall annually submit a copy of the record established under this paragraph to the Congress and make the record available to the general public. It shall be unlawful for a person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a large capacity ammunition feeding device. Paragraph

(1)shall not apply to the possession of any large capacity ammunition feeding device otherwise lawfully possessed on or before the date of enactment of the Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act . Paragraph

(1)shall not apply to— the importation for, manufacture for, sale to, transfer to, or possession by the United States or a department or agency of the United States or a State or a department, agency, or political subdivision of a State, or a sale or transfer to or possession by a qualified law enforcement officer employed by the United States or a department or agency of the United States or a State or a department, agency, or political subdivision of a State for purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off duty), or a sale or transfer to or possession by a campus law enforcement officer for purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off duty); the importation for, or sale or transfer to a licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for purposes of establishing and maintaining an on-site physical protection system and security organization required by Federal law, or possession by an employee or contractor of such licensee on-site for such purposes or off-site for purposes of licensee-authorized training or transportation of nuclear materials; the possession, by an individual who is retired in good standing from service with a law enforcement agency and is not otherwise prohibited from receiving ammunition, of a large capacity ammunition feeding device— sold or transferred to the individual by the agency upon such retirement; or that the individual purchased, or otherwise obtained, for official use before such retirement; or the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of any large capacity ammunition feeding device by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer for the purposes of testing or experimentation authorized by the Attorney General. For purposes of paragraph (3)(A), the term campus law enforcement officer means an individual who is— employed by a private institution of higher education that is eligible for funding under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); responsible for the prevention or investigation of crime involving injury to persons or property, including apprehension or detention of persons for such crimes; authorized by Federal, State, or local law to carry a firearm, execute search warrants, and make arrests; and recognized, commissioned, or certified by a government entity as a law enforcement officer. ; and by adding at the end the following: It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, to store or keep under the dominion or control of that person any grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon that the person knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, will be accessible to an individual prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm under subsection (g), (n), or (x), or any provision of State law, unless the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon is— carried on the person, or within such close proximity that the person can readily retrieve and use the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon as if the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon were carried on the person; or locked by a secure gun storage or safety device that the prohibited individual has no ability to access. . Section 923(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The serial number of any semiautomatic assault weapon manufactured after the date of enactment of the . Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act shall clearly show the date on which the weapon was manufactured or made, legibly and conspicuously engraved or cast on the weapon, and such other identification as the Attorney General shall by regulations prescribe. Section 923(i) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: A large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after the date of enactment of the Safer America for Everyone Right Now Ac . t shall be identified by a serial number and the date on which the device was manufactured or made, legibly and conspicuously engraved or cast on the device, and such other identification as the Attorney General shall by regulations prescribe. Section 924(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (1)— by inserting or large capacity ammunition feeding device after firearm or ammunition each time it appears; by inserting or large capacity ammunition feeding device after firearms or ammunition each time it appears; and by striking or

(k)and inserting (k), (r), (v), or

(w); in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting or large capacity ammunition feeding devices after firearms or quantities of ammunition ; and in paragraph (3)(E), by inserting 922(r), 922(v), 922(w), after 922(n), . Section 924(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking or

(q)of section 922 and inserting (q), (r), (v), (w), or

(aa)of section 922 .

Sec. 4. Restrictions on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices