(b) DEFINITION OF SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPON.-Section 921(a) of title 
 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
 paragraph: 
   "(30) The term `semiautomatic assault weapon' means- 
   "(A) any of the firearms, or copies or duplicates of the firearms in any 
 caliber, known as- 
   "(i) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all 
 models); 
   "(ii) Action Arms Israeli Military Industries UZI and Galil; 
   "(iii) Beretta Ar70 (SC-70); 
   "(iv) Colt AR-15; 
   "(v) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and FNC; 
   "(vi) SWD M-10, M-11, M-11/9, and M-12; 
   "(vii) Steyr AUG; 
   "(viii) INTRATEC TEC-9, TEC-DC9 and TEC-22; and 
   "(ix) revolving cylinder shotguns, such as (or similar to) the Street 
 Sweeper and Striker 12; 
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  Those are the "19 weapons", but even with that, "all models" and
  "copies or duplicates" expands the numbers quite a bit. Then they
  went on to include. . . 
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   "(B) a semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable 
 magazine and has at least 2 of- 
   "(i) a folding or telescoping stock; 
   "(ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the 
 weapon; 
   "(iii) a bayonet mount; 
   "(iv) a flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to accommodate a 
 flash suppressor; and 
   "(v) a grenade launcher; 
 
   "(C) a semiautomatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable 
 magazine and has at least 2 of- 
   "(i) an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the 
 pistol grip; 
   "(ii) a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash 
 suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer; 
   "(iii) a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, 
 the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the 
 nontrigger hand without being burned; 
   "(iv) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the pistol is 
 unloaded; and 
   "(v) a semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm; and 
   
   "(D) a semiautomatic shotgun that has at least 2 of- 
   "(i) a folding or telescoping stock; 
   "(ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the 
 weapon; 
   "(iii) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5 rounds; and 
   "(iv) an ability to accept a detachable magazine.". 
   
   SEC. 110103. BAN OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES. 

   (b) DEFINITION OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE.-Section 921(a) 
 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 110102(b), is amended 
 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
   "(31) The term `large capacity ammunition feeding device'- 
   "(A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device 
 manufactured after the date of enactment of the Violent Crime Control and Law
 Enforcement Act of 1994 that has a capacity of, or that can be readily 
 restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition; but 
   "(B) does not include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and 
 capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.". 
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 DK> I was thinking of trying to
 DK> emmigrate to the States but does this mean I would not be able to buy
 DK> one of the banned weapons ???  

      It's a ban on manufacture and importation. In other words,
  there won't be any more of them, but current stock and firearms
  or magazines already in private hands are still allowed to be sold.


... Brother in the order of saint John (Browning)
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