H.R.4953 - to make all semiauto rifles with detachable mags NFA

[Old Dog]

Here's an interesting one, didn't see this posted -- proposed by a Florida legislator
H.R.4953 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to subject to the requirements of the National Firearms Act
any semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4953

This is certainly more sneaky than going for a new AWB, and perhaps it signals a new tactic. Doubtful if the bill could even get out of committee, but... here we go.

'Course, some of us now live in states where the venerable 10-22 is considered an "assault rifle" and have to get special training and background checks just to buy one...

 

[Craig_AR]

We cannot read the submitted bill, yet, as of the evening of August 8. The linked page at Congress.gov on the text tab says
"As of 08/09/2021 text has not been received for H.R.4953 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to subject to the requirements of the National Firearms Act any semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine"
Use the same link to read the bill once available

I will be interested to read the actual language, given that the title itself would make a 10/22 and other semi-auto .22LR rifles NFA guns.

 

[Frank Ettin]

Nothing to discuss really.

 

[Frank Ettin]

Craig asked be to add the following to this thread (based in information he recently acquired:

...The text is now available on Congress.gov, as linked in my reply there.
The bill covers shotguns as well as rifles.

Also, it appears that the text would exempt tube-loaded .22 rifles, but not 10/22 type magazine loaded .22 rifles: "ammunition feeding device’ means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device, but does not include an attached tubular device which is only capable of operating with .22 caliber rimfire ammunition."....