S. 691: High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013
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S. 691: High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-09 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 36.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 36. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013
Plain 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 changed to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition; and (2) exclude an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. Provides exemptions for: (1) devices lawfully possessed before this Act's enactment; (2) federal, state, and local agencies and law enforcement officers; (3) licensees under the Atomic Energy Act for on-site security, off-site training, and transportation of nuclear materials; and (4) authorized testing or experimentation by a licensed firearms manufacturer or importer. Requires a device manufactured after this Act's enactment to be identified by a serial number and the date it was manufactured conspicuously engraved or cast on the device. Sets penalties for violations. Subjects devices used or involved in knowing violation of such Act to seizure and forfeiture. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants for buy-back programs for surrendered large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
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High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · 23 cosponsors
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Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s691.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s691 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113