,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aj1 #bjai,mr4   
,engel 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4   
,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 & ,ms4
 ,de,lauro7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect ! ,nation's law
 en=cem5t (fic]s by regulat+ ! sale ( ! 
,five-seve,n pi/ol & its v>iants1 te/+  
h&guns = capability to p5etrate body    
armor1 & regulat+ ! manufacture1        
importation1 sale1 or pur*ase ( su*     
h&guns by civilians4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect ,law 
,en=cem5t ,armor ,act or ! ,,plea ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s & purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,law     
en=cem5t is fac+ a ?reat f h&guns &     
accompany+ ammunition1 :i* are design$  
to p5etrate police body armor1 be+      
m>ket$ & sold to civilians4  7#b7 ,a    
,five-seve,n ,pi/ol & accompany+        
ammunition1 manufactur$ by ,,fn ,h]/al (
 ,belgium z ! #e4g x #bh mm ,sy/em1 has 

rec5tly be5 recov]$ by law en=cem5t on !
 /reets4 ,! ,five-seve,n ,pi/ol is      
legally available = pur*ase by civilians
 "u curr5t law4  7#c7 ,! ,five-seve,n   
,pi/ol is capable ( p5etrat+ level ,,iia
 armor4 ,! manufactur] adv]tises t      
ammunition fir$ f ! ,five-seve,n w      
p]=ate #dh lay]s ( ,kevl> up to #bjj    
met]s & t ! ammunition travels at #b1ajj
 feet p] second4  7#d7 ,! ,five-seve,n  
,pi/ol1 & simil> h&guns design$ to use  
ammunition capable ( p5etrat+ body      
armor1 pose a deva/at+ ?reat to law     
en=cem5t4  7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is
 ,act is to protect ! ,nation's law     
en=cem5t (fic]s by-- 7#a7 te/+ h&guns & 
ammunition = capability to p5etrate body
 armor2 &  7#b7 prohibit+ ! manufacture1
 importation1 sale1 or pur*ase by       
civilians ( ! ,five-seve,n ,pi/ol1      
ammunition = su* pi/ol1 or any o!r h&gun
 t uses ammunition f\nd to be capable ( 
p5etrat+ body armor4  #c4 ,armor-pi]c+  
h&guns treat$ ! same z ma*9eguns =      
purposes ( all ,f$]al crim9al laws      

relat+ to fire>ms  7a7 ,def9ition (     
armor-,pi]c+ h&gun ,section #iba7;a7 (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#cf7 ,!   
t]m armor-pi]c+ h&gun means any h&gun t 
fires ammunition t ! ,attorney ,g5]al   
det]m9es is capable ( p5etrat+ body     
armor :5 fir$ f su* h&gun pursuant to   
section #ibf7;d7 ( ?is title4  4  7b7   
,det]m9ation ( ability ,to p5etrate body
 armor ,section #ibf ( su* title is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7   
7#a7 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! ,attorney  
,g5]al %all promulgate /&>ds = ! uni=m  
te/+ ( fire>ms & ammunition = _! ability
 to p5etrate ! ,body ,armor ,exempl>4   
7#b7 ,! /&>ds promulgat$ pursuant to ?is
 subsection %all take into acc\nt       
v>iations 9 p]=mance relat+ to ! size ( 
! fire>m & ammunition1 ! propellant     
includ$ 9 ! ammunition1 ! mat]ial       
composition ( ! bullet1 ! l5g? ( ! b>rel
 ( ! fire>m1 ! curr5t or hi/orical      
m>ket+ ( ! fire>m's capabilities1 & any 

o!r consid]ations ! ,attorney ,g5]al    
deems relevant1 except t 9 no case %all 
a h&gun capable ( pi]c+ ! ,body ,armor  
,exempl> be deem$ exempt f any          
re/rictions "u ?is title by reason (    
sport+ use4  7#c7 ,! /&>ds promulgat$   
pursuant to ?is subsection %all         
recognize t ! ,fabrique ,nationale      
,h]/al ,five-seve,n & ,five-seve,n      
,,mk#b h&guns 7 purposefully design$ to 
fire ammunition capable ( p5etrat+ body 
armor4  7#d7 ,z us$ 9 ?is subsection1 ! 
t]m ,body ,armor ,exempl> means body    
armor t ! ,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es     
meets m9imum /&>ds = ! protection ( law 
en=cem5t (fic]s4  4  7c7 ,inclusion 9   
def9ition ( fire>m ,section             
#iba7;a77#c77;,a7 ( su* title is am5d$  
by ins]t+ 1 includ+ an armor-pi]c+ h&gun
 be=e ! semicolon4  7d7 ,ban on         
possession or transf] ,section #ibb7o7 (
 su* title is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph  
7#a71 by ins]t+ or armor-pi]c+ h&gun    
aft] ma*9egun2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--
  7,a7 by /rik+ or at ! end (           

subp>agraph 7,a72  7,b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod
 at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ 2 
or2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  
7,c7 any o!rwise lawful transf] or      
o!rwise lawful possession ( an          
armor-pi]c+ h&gun t 0 lawfully possess$ 
be=e ! date ?is subp>agraph takes       
effect4  4  7e7 ,ban on unau?oriz$      
transport 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce   
,section #ibb ( su* title is am5d$ 9 ea*
 ( subsections 7a77#d7 & 7b77#d7 by     
ins]t+ armor-pi]c+ h&gun1 be=e ma*9egun4
  7f7 ,enhanc$ p5alties = us+1 c>ry+1 or
 possess+ dur+ & 9 relation to a crime (
 viol5ce or drug traffick+ crime        
,section #ibd7;c77#a7 ( su* title is    
am5d$ 9 ea* ( subp>agraphs 7,b77ii7 &   
7,c77ii7 by ins]t+ 1 an armor-pi]c+     
h&gun1 aft] ma*9egun4  7g7 ,p5alties =  
conspir+ ,to commit an (f5se subject to 
c]ta9 enhanc$ p5alties ,section #ibd7o7 
( su* title is am5d$ by ins]t+ 1        
armor-pi]c+ h&gun1 aft] ma*9egun4  7h7  
,exception f requirem5t ,to all[        
importation ( an uns]viceable fire>m t  

is a curio or museum piece ,section     
#ibe7;d77#b7 ( su* title is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ an armor-pi]c+ h&gun or be=e a   
ma*9egun4  7i7 ,exception f conceal$    
fire>ms all[$ ,to be c>ri$ by qualifi$  
law en=cem5t (fic]s ,section            
#ibf;,b7e77#c7 ( su* title is am5d$ by  
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 z   
subp>agraphs 7,c7 & 7,d71 respectively1 
& ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,a7 ! foll[+3
  7,b7 any armor-pi]c+ h&gun2  4  7j7   
,exception f conceal$ fire>ms all[$ ,to 
be c>ri$ by qualifi$ retir$ law en=cem5t
 (fic]s ,section #ibf;,c7e77#a77;,c7 (  
su* title is am5d$ by r$esignat+ clauses
 7ii7 & 7iii7 z clauses 7iii7 & 7iv71   
respectively1 & ins]t+ aft] clause 7i7 !
 foll[+3  7ii7 any armor-pi]c+ h&gun2  4