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S 33 113th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives Trade restrictions

Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013

Introduced: January 22, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jan 22, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 22, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit: (1) the transfer or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, except for such a device lawfully possessed within the United States on or before the date of this Act's enactment; and (2) the importation or bringing into the United States of such a device.

Exempts: (1) the transfer or possession of such a device by a federal, state, or local agency or law enforcement officer; (2) certain transfers to licensees under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; (3) possession of such a device transferred to an individual upon retirement from a law enforcement agency if such individual is not otherwise prohibited from receiving ammunition; and (4) the manufacture, transfer, or possession of such a device by a licensed manufacturer or importer for authorized testing or experimentation purposes.

Sets penalties for violations. Subjects devices used or involved in knowing violation of such Act to seizure and forfeiture.

Requires a large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after this Act's enactment to be identified by a serial number and the date it was manufactured.

What's happening now January 22, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-33/
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"S. 33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-33/.
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S. 33, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-33/.
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