To limit availability and use of handgun bullets that are capable of penetrating certain body armor.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 6, 1983

Mr. MINISH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To limit availability and use of handgun bullets that are capable of penetrating certain body armor.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa

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3 That this Act may be cited as the "Law Enforcement Offi4 cers Protection Act of 1982".

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SEC. 2. (a) Whoever, being a licensed importer, manu6 facturer, or dealer under chapter 44 of title 18, United States 7 Code, imports, manufactures, or sells a restricted handgun 8 bullet, except as specifically authorized by the Secretary of 9 the Treasury for purposes of public safety or national secu10 rity, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not

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1 more than ten years, or both, and the license of such person

2 shall be subject to revocation under such chapter.

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(b) Whoever

(1) uses a restricted handgun bullet to commit any

felony for which he may be prosecuted in a court of

the United States; or

(2) carries a restricted handgun bullet unlawfully during the commission of any felony for which he may be prosecuted in a court of the United States;

10 shall, in addition to the punishment provided for the commis11 sion of such felony, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment 12 for not less than one year nor more than ten years. In the 13 case of his second or subsequent conviction under this subsec14 tion, such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprison15 ment for not less than two nor more than twenty-five years. 16 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court shall 17 not suspend the sentence in the case of a conviction of such 18 person under this subsection or give him a probationary sen19 tence, nor shall the term of imprisonment imposed under this 20 subsection run concurrently with any term of imprisonment 21 imposed for the commission of such felony.

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SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe 23 such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act, 24 including regulations requiring appropriate persons to provide 25 samples of bullets for testing under this Act.

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1 (b) Any regulation identifying a bullet as a restricted 2 handgun bullet shall take effect sixty days after the date on 3 which such regulation is promulgated in accordance with ap4 plicable law.

SEC. 4. As used in this Act, the term

(1) "body armor" means a commercially available, soft, lightweight material with penetration resistance equal to or greater than that of eighteen layers of kevlar;

(2) "handgun" means a firearm originally designed to be fired by the use of a single hand; and

(3) "restricted handgun bullet" means a bullet that, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury,

when fired from a handgun with a barrel five inches or

less in length, is capable of penetrating body armor.

To limit availability and use of handgun bullets that are capable of penetrating certain body armor.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 26, 1983

Mr. BIAGGI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JUNE 23, 1983

Additional sponsors: Mr. LowRY of Washington, Mr. STARK, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. WON PAT, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. FRANK, Mr. BARNES, Mr. HERTEL of Michigan, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. MOLINARI, Mr. FROST, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. EDGAR, Mr. MADIGAN, Mr. GLICKMAN, Mr. RITTER, Mr. EDWARDS of Oklahoma, Mr. WHEAT, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. DWYER of New Jersey, Mr. BEVILL, Mr. SCHEUER, Mr. DOWNEY of New York, Mr. OTTINGER, Mr. PATTERSON, Mr. FISH, Mr. BEDELL, Mr. HOWARD, Mr. PRITCHARD, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. CROCKETT, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. LONG of Maryland, Mr. WASHINGTON, Mr. CORCORAN, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. WORTLEY, Mr. AUCOIN, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. CARPER, Mr. DIXON, Mr. ADDABBO, Mr. VENTO, Mr. Mazzoli, Mr. MRAZEK, Mr. SOLARZ, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. PORTER, Mr. JEffords, Mr. ANNUNZIO, Mr. WHITEHURST, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. REID, Mr. HYDE, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. MORRISON of Connecticut, Mr. McCOLLUM, Mr. GREEN, Mr. SMITH of Florida, Mr. TAUKE, Mr. MINISH, Mr. LEVINE of California, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. MINETA, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mrs. SCHNEIDER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. HARTNETT, Mr. SUNIA, Ms. FERRARO, Mr. YATES, Mrs. HALL of Indiana, Mr. LEHMAN of Florida, Mr. GUARINI, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. ANDERSON, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. HOYER, Mr. THOMAS of Georgia, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. GRAY, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. BONIOR of Michigan, Mr. FEIGHAN, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. RowLand, Mr. Winn, Mr. Pepper, Mr. EDWARDS of California, Mr. ZABLOCKI, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. KASTENMEIER, Mr. GRADISON, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. STOKES, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. ROE, Mr. ST GERMAIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. BYRON, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. CORRADA, Mr. MAVROULES, Mr. SABO, Mr. McKinney, Mr. Owens, Mr. Stratton, Mr. WEISS, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. WOLPE, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. FAUNTROY, Mrs. HOLT, Mr. FORSYTHE, Mr. HEFTEL of Hawaii, Mr. HORTON, Mr. MOODY, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SEIBERLING, Mr. FAZIO, Mr.

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BEREUTER, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BOLAND, Mr. BRITT, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. MARTIN of New York, Mr. TORRES, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. FASCELL, Mr. MARRIOTT, MS. KAPTUR, Mr. PURSELL, Mr. Towns, Mr. McDADE, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. RODINO, Mr. NEAL, Mr. ANTHONY, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. LELAND, Mr. RATCHFORD, and Mr. MARTINEZ

Delete sponsors: Mr. GEKAS (June 3, 1983) and Mr. HARTNETT (June 15, 1983)

A BILL

To limit availability and use of handgun bullets that are capable of penetrating certain body armor.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "Law Enforcement Offi4 cers Protection Act of 1983".

5 SEC. 2. (a) Whoever, being a licensed importer, manu6 facturer, or dealer under chapter 44 of title 18, United States 7 Code, imports, manufactures, or sells a restricted handgun 8 bullet, except as specifically authorized by the Secretary of 9 the Treasury for purposes of public safety or national secu10 rity, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not 11 more than ten years, or both, and the license of such person 12 shall be subject to revocation under such chapter.

(b) Whoever

(1) uses a restricted handgun bullet to commit any

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the United States; or

felony for which he may be prosecuted in a court of