H.R. 6704 · 112th Congress
To reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Steve Israel
- Introduced
- 2012-12-21
- Latest action
- 2012-12-21 · Introduced in House
Summary
Amends the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 to: (1) extend the Act for 10 years; and (2) expand such Act to prohibit the manufacture, import, sale, shipment, delivery, possession, transfer, or receipt of any receiver or barrel that is a major component of a firearm and that, when subjected to inspection by the types of x-ray machines commonly used at airports, does not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of the component. Includes such a receiver or barrel within specified exceptions to such prohibition otherwise applicable to undetectable firearms.