,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,lankford introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,national      
,firearms ,act to provide an exception  
for stabilizing braces1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,pistol ,brace      
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,modification of 
definition of firearm  7a7 ,firearm     
definitions in title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code ,section #iba7;a7 of title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 
in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 7other
 than a shotgun or a shotgun shell which
 the ,attorney ,general finds is        
generally recognized as particularly    
suitable for sporting purposes7 and     
inserting the following3 7other than a  
shotgun1 a shotgun shell1 or a firearm  
excluded from the definition of the term

 shotgun under paragraph 7#e772 and     
7,b7 in the flush text following        
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking which the
 owner intends to use solely for        
sporting1 recreational or cultural      
purposes2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7,a7
 by inserting 7,a7 after 7#e72 and  7,b7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7,b7 7i7 ,the term shotgun shall not    
include any pistol or other firearm that
 is equipped with a device that is      
designed1 manufactured1 and intended to 
allow the operation of a pistol or other
 firearm with a single hand through the 
use of a brace that-- 7,i7 is attachable
 or provides support to the user's arm2 
and  7,,ii7 the user intends to fire    
with a single hand4  7ii7 ,for purposes 
of clause 7i71 documented use with #b   
hands or firing from the shoulder does  
not establish that a user does not      
intend to fire the pistol or other      
firearm with a single hand4  2 and  7#c7
 in paragraph 7#g7-- 7,a7 by inserting  
7,a7 after 7#g72 and  7,b7 by adding at 

the end the following3  7,b7 7i7 ,the   
term rifle shall not include any pistol 
that is equipped with a device that is  
designed1 manufactured1 and intended to 
allow the operation of a pistol with a  
single hand through the use of a brace  
that-- 7,i7 is attachable or provides   
support to the user's arm2 and  7,,ii7  
the user intends to fire with a single  
hand4  7ii7 ,for purposes of clause 7i71
 documented use with #b hands or firing 
from the shoulder does not establish    
that a user does not intend to fire the 
pistol with a single hand4  4  7b7      
,national ,firearms ,act ,section #ehde 
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf
 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c7--  
7,a7 by striking ,the term rifle means  
and inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in  
general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the 
term rifle means  1 and  7,b7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7#b7         
,exception  7,a7 ,in general ,the term  
rifle shall not include any pistol      
which-- 7i7 is equipped with a device   

which is designed1 manufactured1 and    
intended to allow the operation of a    
pistol with a single hand through the   
use of a brace that-- 7,i7 is           
attachable1 or  7,,ii7 provides support 
to the user's arm1 and  7ii7 the user   
intends to fire with a single hand4     
7,b7 ,exclusion ,for purposes of clause 
7ii7 of subparagraph 7,a71 any          
documented use of a pistol described in 
such subparagraph with #b hands or      
firing from the shoulder shall not      
establish that a user does not intend to
 fire such pistol with a single hand4  1
  7#b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by      
striking ,the term shotgun means and    
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in      
general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the 
term shotgun means  1 and  7,b7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7#b7  
,exception  7,a7 ,in general ,the term  
shotgun shall not include any pistol or 
other weapon which-- 7i7 is equipped    
with a device which is designed1        
manufactured1 and intended to allow the 

operation of a pistol with a single hand
 through the use of a brace that-- 7,i7 
is attachable1 or  7,,ii7 provides      
support to the user's arm1 and  7ii7 the
 user intends to fire with a single     
hand4  7,b7 ,exclusion ,for purposes of 
clause 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,a71 any   
documented use of a pistol or other     
weapon described in such subparagraph   
with #b hands or firing from the        
shoulder shall not establish that a user
 does not intend to fire such pistol or 
other weapon with a single hand4  1     
7#c7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 by        
striking a pistol or revolver having a  
barrel with a smooth bore designed or   
redesigned to fire a fixed shotgun      
shell11 and  7,b7 by striking having a  
rifled bore1 or rifled bores1 and  7#d7 
in subsection 7f71 by striking except a 
shotgun or shotgun shell which the      
,secretary finds is generally recognized
 as particularly suitable for sporting  
purposes and inserting other than a     
shotgun1 a shotgun shell1 or a firearm  

excluded from the definition of the term
 #8shotgun' under subsection 7d74  7c7  
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the   
date of enactment of this ,act4