,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dihf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bh1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,daines1    
,mr4 ,risch1 and ,ms4 ,lummis7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of   
#aihf to remove short-barreled rifles1  
short-barreled shotguns1 and certain    
other weapons from the definition of    
firearms for purposes of the ,national  
,firearms ,act1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,stop ,harassing ,owners of     
,rifles ,today ,act or the ,,short ,act4
  #b4 ,definition of firearm  7a7 ,in   
general ,subsection 7a7 of section #ehde
 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of     
#aihf is amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7#a7
 a shotgun and all that follows through 
as defined in subsection 7e721 and  7#b7
 by redesignating paragraphs 7#f7       

through 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#a7 through 
7#c71 respectively4  7b7 ,shotguns not  
treated as destructive devices ,section 
#edhe7;f7 of the ,internal ,revenue     
,code of #aihf is amended by striking   
except a shotgun or shotgun shell which 
the ,secretary finds is generally       
recognized as particularly suitable for 
sporting purposes and inserting except  
shotgun shells and any weapon that is   
designed to shoot shotgun shells4  7c7  
,conforming amendment ,section #ehaa7;a7
 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of     
#aihf is amended by striking 1 except1  
the transfer tax on any firearm         
classified as any other weapon under    
section #ehde7;e7 shall be at the rate  
of #e for each such firearm transferred4
  7d7 ,effective date ,the amendment    
made by this section shall apply to     
calendar quarters beginning more than   
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4  #c4 ,elimination of     
disparate treatment of short-barreled   
rifles and short-barreled shotguns used 

for lawful purposes ,section #ibb of    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#d7--  
7,a7 by inserting or after device12 and 
7,b7 by striking short-barreled shotgun1
 or short-barreled rifle12 and  7#b7 in 
subsection 7b77#d7-- 7,a7 by inserting  
or after device12 and  7,b7 by striking 
short-barreled shotgun1 or              
short-barreled rifle14  #d4 ,treatment  
of short-barreled rifles1 short-barreled
 shotguns1 and other weapons determined 
by reference to ,national ,firearms ,act
 ,section #ehda of the ,internal        
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  7f7   
,requirements for short-,barreled       
rifles1 short-,barreled shotguns1 and   
other weapons determined by reference   
,in the case of any registration or     
licensing requirement under ,state or   
local law with respect to a             
short-barreled rifle1 short-barreled    
shotgun1 or any other weapon 7as defined
 in section #ehde7;e77 which is         

determined by reference to the ,national
 ,firearms ,act1 any person who acquires
 or possesses such rifle1 shotgun1 or   
other weapon in accordance with chapter 
#dd of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1
 shall be treated as meeting any such   
registration or licensing requirement   
with respect to such rifle1 shotgun1 or 
other weapon4  4  #e4 ,preemption of    
certain ,state laws in relation to      
short-barreled rifles1 short-barreled   
shotguns1 and other weapons ,section    
#ibg of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,no
 provision and inserting the following3 
7a7 ,in general ,no provision  2 and    
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7b7 ,taxes on short-,barreled rifles1 
short-,barreled shotguns1 and other     
weapons ,notwithstanding subsection 7a71
 a law of a ,state or a political       
subdivision of a ,state that imposes a  
tax1 other than a generally applicable  
sales or use tax1 on making1            
transferring1 using1 possessing1 or     

transporting a short-barreled rifle1    
short-barreled shotgun1 or any other    
weapon 7as that term is defined in      
section #ehde of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf7 in or affecting         
interstate or foreign commerce1 or      
imposes a marking1 recordkeeping1 or    
registration requirement with respect to
 such a rifle1 shotgun1 or other weapon1
 shall have no force or effect4  4  #f4 
,destruction of records  7a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #cfe days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,attorney ,general shall destroy-- 7#a7 
any registration of an applicable weapon
 maintained in the ,national ,firearms  
,registration and ,transfer ,record     
pursuant to section #ehda of the        
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1  7#b7
 any application to transfer filed under
 section #ehab of such ,code that       
identifies the transferee of an         
applicable weapon1 and  7#c7 any        
application to make filed under section 
#ehbb of such ,code that identifies the 

maker of an applicable weapon4  7b7     
,applicable weapon ,for purposes of this
 section1 the term applicable weapon    
means-- 7#a7 a rifle1 or weapon made    
from a rifle1 described in paragraph    
7#c7 or 7#d7 of section #ehde7;a7 of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7as  
in effect on the day before the         
enactment of this ,act71  7#b7 any      
shotgun-- 7,a7 described in paragraph   
7#a7 or 7#b7 of section #ehde7;a7 of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7as  
in effect on the day before the         
enactment of this ,act71 or  7,b7       
treated as destructive device under     
#ehde7;f7 of such ,code 7as in effect on
 the day before the enactment of this   
,act7 and not so treated under such     
section as in effect immediately after  
such date1 and  7#c7 any other weapon1  
as defined in section #ehde7;e7 of such 
,code4