,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #aj1 #bjai,mr4  
,engel 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 
,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
and ,mr4 ,raskin7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend chapter #dd of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to treat    
flamethrowers the same as machineguns4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,flamethrowers8 ,really8 ,act4  
#b4 ,flamethrowers treated the same as  
machineguns for purposes of all ,federal
 criminal laws relating to firearms  7a7
 ,definition of flamethrower ,section   
#iba7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7#cf7 ,the term         
flamethrower means any nonstationary or 
transportable device designed or        
intended to ignite and then emit or     
propel a burning stream of a combustible
 or flammable substance a distance of at

 least #f feet4  4  7b7 ,inclusion in   
definition of firearm ,section          
#iba7;a77#c77;,a7 of such title is      
amended by inserting 1 including a      
flamethrower before the semicolon4  7c7 
,ban on possession or transfer ,section 
#ibb7o7 of such title is amended-- 7#a7 
in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting or      
flamethrower after machinegun2 and  7#b7
 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking or
 at the end of subparagraph 7,a72  7,b7 
by striking the period at the end of    
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting 2 or2   
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,c7 any otherwise lawful   
transfer or otherwise lawful possession 
of a flamethrower that was lawfully     
possessed before the date this          
subparagraph takes effect4  4  7d7 ,ban 
on unauthorized transport in interstate 
or foreign commerce ,section #ibb of    
such title is amended in each of        
subsections 7a77#d7 and 7b77#d7 by      
inserting flamethrower1 before          
machinegun4  7e7 ,enhanced penalties for

 using1 carrying1 or possessing during  
and in relation to a crime of violence  
or drug trafficking crime ,section      
#ibd7;c77#a7 of such title is amended in
 each of subparagraphs 7,b77ii7 and     
7,c77ii7 by inserting 1 a flamethrower1 
after machinegun4  7f7 ,penalties for   
conspiring ,to commit an offense subject
 to certain enhanced penalties ,section 
#ibd7o7 of such title is amended by     
inserting 1 flamethrower1 after         
machinegun4  7g7 ,exception from        
requirement ,to allow importation of an 
unserviceable firearm that is a curio or
 museum piece ,section #ibe7;d77#b7 of  
such title is amended by inserting a    
flamethrower or before a machinegun4    
7h7 ,exception from concealed firearms  
allowed ,to be carried by qualified law 
enforcement officers ,section           
#ibf;,b7e77#c7 of such title is amended 
by redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 and 
7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d71    
respectively1 and inserting after       
subparagraph 7,a7 the following3  7,b7  

any flamethrower2  4  7i7 ,exception    
from concealed firearms allowed ,to be  
carried by qualified retired law        
enforcement officers ,section           
#ibf;,c7e77#a77;,c7 of such title is    
amended by redesignating clauses 7ii7   
and 7iii7 as clauses 7iii7 and 7iv71    
respectively1 and inserting after clause
 7i7 the following3  7ii7 any           
flamethrower2  4