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S.691: High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about crime and law enforcement
- Introduced April 9, 2013
- Latest Major Action April 10, 2013
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
23 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, of a large capacity ammunition feeding device. Defines a "large capacity ammunition feeding device" to: (1) mean a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has an overall capacity of, or that can be readily...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| April 10, 2013 |
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 36.
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| April 9, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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| April 9, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate by Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.) |