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HR 3542 103th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Ammunition Firearms Firearms control

To amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the manufacture, importation, and sale of certain particularly dangerous bullets.

Introduced: November 18, 1993 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Dec 1, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Nov 18, 1993
Introduced in House
Nov 18, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to include within the definition of "armor piercing ammunition": (1) a jacketed hollow point projectile which may be used in a handgun, the jacket of which is designed to produce, upon impact, evenly spaced sharp or barb-like projections that extend beyond the diameter of the unfired projectile; and (2) a jacketed projectile which may be used in a handgun, the jacket of which has a weight of more than 25 percent of the total weight of the projectile.

What's happening now December 1, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3542: To amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the manufacture, importation, and sale of certain particularly dangerous bullets.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3542/
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"H.R. 3542: To amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the manufacture, importation, and sale of certain particularly dangerous bullets.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3542/.
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H.R. 3542, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3542/.
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