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HR 1358 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives

Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015

Introduced: March 13, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Apr 21, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 13, 2015
Introduced in House
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Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015

Amends the federal criminal code to provide that: (1) a .22 caliber projectile that would otherwise constitute "armor piercing ammunition" shall be considered to be primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes (and thus excluded from the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" for purposes of federal firearms provisions) if the projectile weighs 40 grains or less and is loaded into a rimfire cartridge, and (2) a projectile that would otherwise constitute "armor piercing ammunition" shall be considered to be primarily intended to be used for a sporting purpose if the projectile is loaded into a cartridge for which the only handgun that is readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade is a single shot handgun.

Defines a "single shot handgun" as a break-open or bolt action handgun that can accept only a single cartridge manually and that does not accept or use a magazine or other ammunition feeding device, excluding a pocket pistol or derringer-type firearm.

Authorizes the Attorney General to treat a projectile as not primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes if substantial evidence exists that the projectile is not primarily intended to be used for such purposes.

What's happening now April 21, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1358: Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1358/
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"H.R. 1358: Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1358/.
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H.R. 1358, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1358/.
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