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H.R. 1399 110th Congress House

District of Columbia Personal Protection Act

Official title: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.

Introduced: April 19, 2007 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement AmmunitionAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityAssault weapons
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Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesDistrict of ColumbiaExhibitionsFines (Penalties)FirearmsFirearms controlGovernment Operations and PoliticsHuntingLawLicensesLocal lawsMachine gunsMilitary weaponsMunicipal home ruleSentences (Criminal procedure)Sports and RecreationTrapping
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Mar 8, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 8, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

District of Columbia Personal Protection Act - Amends specified law prohibiting the killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of Columbia to declare that nothing in it or any other provision of law shall authorize or be construed to permit the Council, the Mayor, or any governmental or regulatory authority of the District to prohibit, constructively prohibit, or unduly burden the ability of persons otherwise not prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law from acquiring, possessing in their homes or businesses, or using for sporting, self-protection or other lawful purposes, any firearm neither prohibited by federal law nor subject to the National Firearms Act. Denies the District any authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms.

Amends the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 to repeal the definition of a machine gun as any firearm which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily converted or restored to shoot semiautomatically, more than 12 shots without manual reloading. (Thus repeals the ban on semiautomatic weapons.)

Redefines "machine gun" to include the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or combination of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon into a machine gun, and any combination of parts from which a machine gun can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person.

Repeals the District's: (1) registration requirement for possession of firearms; (2) prohibition on possession of handgun restricted pistol bullets; and (3) requirement that, under certain conditions, firearms in the possession of certain individuals must be kept unloaded, disassembled, or with the trigger locked.

Repeals the definition of restricted pistol bullet as any bullet designed for use in a pistol which, when fired from a pistol with a barrel of five inches or less in length, is capable of penetrating commercially available body armor with a penetration resistance equal to or greater than that of 18 layers of kevlar.

Maintains the current ban on the possession and control of a sawed-off shotgun, machine gun, or short-barreled rifle.

Eliminates criminal penalties for possessing an unregistered firearm.

Amends federal law to eliminate criminal penalties for carrying a pistol whether loaded or unloaded in one's dwelling house, place of business, or on land possessed by such person.

Amends the District of Columbia Code to extend to firearms generally (currently, only to pistols) the prohibition against carrying such a weapon either openly or concealed within the District without a license issued pursuant to D.C. law.

Specifies exceptions to the prohibition against carrying concealed weapons in the District.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 41
Childers, Travis
· Jun 26, 2008
Cazayoux, Donald
· Jun 19, 2008
R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · May 19, 2008
R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 23, 2008
R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 23, 2008
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Dec 6, 2007
R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Oct 4, 2007
McCarthy, Kevin
· Aug 4, 2007
R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jul 31, 2007
R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jul 18, 2007
R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jul 16, 2007
R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 11, 2007
R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 21, 2007
R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 12, 2007
Boyda, Nancy
· Jun 6, 2007
D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 24, 2007
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 24, 2007
Mahoney, Tim
· May 24, 2007
R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 24, 2007
R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 10, 2007
Davis, David
· Apr 30, 2007
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 25, 2007
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 19, 2007
R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 17, 2007
R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 17, 2007
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 29, 2007
LAMPSON, NICK
· Mar 29, 2007
R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 27, 2007
R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 23, 2007
R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 23, 2007
R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Mar 23, 2007
R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Mar 23, 2007
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 20, 2007
R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 20, 2007
R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Mar 20, 2007
R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 20, 2007
R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Mar 20, 2007
R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 20, 2007
Sali, Bill
· Mar 20, 2007
R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 20, 2007
R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 20, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1399: District of Columbia Personal Protection Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1399/
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