,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dace  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bh1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,simpson introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to cl>ify ! /&>d 
requir$ = ! importation ( sport+ arms   
into ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,fire>m ,importation ,fairness ,act ( 
#bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 purposes  7a7 ,f9d+s
 ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7      
,citiz5s h a fundam5tal1 individual "r1 
"u ! ,second ,am5dm5t to ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,con/itution1 to keep & be> arms4 ,!   
,supreme ,c\rt has held t ! "r to       
self-def5se1 r ?an sport is at ! core ( 
t "r4  7#b7 ,despite ! mean+ ( ! ,second
 ,am5dm5t z int]pret$ by ! ,supreme     
,c\rt1 section #ibe7;d7 ( title #ah1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 requires !         
,attorney ,g5]al to approve !           
importation ( fire>ms into ! ,unit$     
,/ates = private own]%ip1 b g5]ally only
 if ! fire>ms are det]m9$ to be suitable

 = or adaptable to sport+ purposes4     
7#c7 ,! ,executive ,bran* has int]pret$ 
sport+ purposes 9 a n>r[ & ob/ructive   
mann]1 imp$+ fire>ms imports1 int]f]+ ) 
citiz5s' con/itutional rights1 & dim9i%+
 consum] *oice4 ,^! int]pretations h    
result$ 9 bans on ! importation (       
fire>ms t are completely legal to make1 
sell1 & own 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7     
,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act are z  
foll[s3  7#a7 ,to cl>ify ! /&>d us$ to  
import fire>ms into ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    
7#b7 ,to make x cle> t fire>ms imports  
may n be subject to discrim9atory       
treatm5t1 & t fire>ms %\ld be importable
 = all lawful purposes1 includ+ hunt+1  
self def5se1 collect+1 competitive      
%oot+1 & pl9k+4  7#c7 ,to prev5t ! fur!r
 imp$im5t ( comm]ce by all[+ fa/]       
consid]ation ( fire>m import p]mits4    
#c4 ,modification ( /&>d = importation (
 fire>ms  7a7 ,importation ,section     
#ibb7l7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ 8#ibe7;d7 ( ?is
 *apt]0 & ins]t+ 8#ibe04  7b7           

,exceptions ,section #ibe ( su* title is
 am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7,a7 
9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ det]m9$ by !  
,attorney ,g5]al to be g5]ally recogniz$
 z p>ticul>ly suitable = sport+ purposes
 &2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+   
7,a7 det]m9$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al to be
 g5]ally recogniz$ z p>ticul>ly suitable
 = sport+ purposes1 or det]m9$ by !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to be a type (      
fire>m normally classifi$ z a w> s\v5ir1
 & 7,b72 &  7#b7 by /rik+ subsections   
7d7 ?r\gh 7f7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7d7   
7#a7 ,)9 #cj days aft] ! ,attorney      
,g5]al receives an application !re=1 !  
,attorney ,g5]al %all au?orize a fire>m 
or ammunition to be import$ or br\ght   
into ! ,unit$ ,/ates or any possession  
!re( if--  7,a7 ! fire>m or ammunition  
is be+ import$ or br\ght 9 = sci5tific  
or rese>* purposes2  7,b7 ! fire>m is an
 uns]viceable fire>m1 o!r ?an a ma*9egun
 z def9$ 9 section #ehde7;b7 ( !        
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf 7n       
readily re/orable to fir+ condition71   

import$ or br\ght 9 z a curio or museum 
piece2  7,c7 ! fire>m is n a fire>m 7z  
def9$ 9 section #ehde7;a7 ( su* ,code72 
7,d7 ! ammunition is n armor pi]c+      
ammunition 7z def9$ 9 section           
#iba7;a77#ag77;,b7 ( ?is title71        
inc5di>y ammunition1 or trac]           
ammunition2 or  7,e7 ! fire>m or        
ammunition 0 previ\sly tak5 out ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates or a possession by ! p]son
 :o is br++ 9 ! fire>m or ammunition4   
7#b7 ,)9 #cj days aft] ! ,attorney      
,g5]al receives an application !re=1 !  
,attorney ,g5]al %all p]mit !           
conditional importation or br++ 9 ( a   
fire>m or ammunition = exam9ation & te/+
 9 connection ) ! mak+ ( a det]m9ation z
 to :e!r ! importation or br++ 9 ( !    
fire>m or ammunition w be all[$ "u ?is  
subsection4  7#c7 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al   
%all n au?orize1 "u subsection 7d71 !   
importation ( any fire>m ! importation (
 :i* is prohibit$ by section #ibb7p74  4
  7c7 ,dome/ic manufacture ,section #ibb
 ( su* title is am5d$ by /rik+          

subsection 7r74  #d4 ,applicability ,!  
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all apply to 
applications p5d+ on or aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4