H.R. 965: To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials.
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H.R. 965: To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials.
113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-05 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials.
Plain summary
Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the possession or transfer of a junk gun which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. Exempts the continuous and otherwise lawful possession of such a gun that began before the effective date of this Act. Defines "junk gun" to mean: (1) a handgun that is not a sporting handgun (i.e., a type of handgun generally recognized as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes); and (2) any combination of parts from which such a handgun can be assembled.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr965.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr965 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113