S 1916
115th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Firearms and explosives
Trade restrictions
Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act
Introduced: October 4, 2017
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Dec 6, 2017
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Oct 4, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6351-6352)
Oct 4, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a trigger crank, a bump-fire device, or any part, combination of parts, component, device, attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machine gun.
The bill does not prohibit, with respect to such firearm accessories, the importation or manufacture for, sale or transfer to, or possession by a federal, state, or local government.
A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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