HR 3140
105th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Firearms
Firearms control
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that certain muzzle loading firearms are to be treated as antique firearms for purposes of the Federal firearms laws.
Introduced: February 3, 1998
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Feb 3, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 3, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to treat the following as an antique firearm for purposes of the Federal firearms laws: any firearm in which black powder and a projectile are loaded through the muzzle, and such powder is ignited by a percussion-activated ignition system to expel the projectile, and which does not use fully assembled or fixed, rimfire, or conventional centerfire ammunition.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
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