HR 3679
107th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Fines (Penalties)
Firearms control
To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials.
Introduced: February 5, 2002
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Feb 5, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 5, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the possession or transfer of a junk gun (defined as a handgun that is not a sporting handgun and any combination of parts from which such handgun can be assembled) which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. Makes this provision inapplicable to the continuous and otherwise lawful possession of a junk gun by a person during any period that began before this Act's effective date.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
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