HF 31 (LSB 1443YH (2) 88)

HOUSE FILE 31

BY  HUNTER

A BILL FOR

An Act prohibiting the manufacture, possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a multi-burst trigger activator, and providing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  724.1D  Multi-burst trigger activator —— penalty.
   1.  As used in this section, “multi-burst trigger activator” means a device designed or redesigned to be attached to a semi-automatic firearm, which enables a firearm to discharge two or more shots in a burst by activating the device, or a manual or power-driven trigger activating device constructed or designed so that when attached to a semi-automatic firearm it increases the rate of the fire of that firearm. A multi-burst trigger activator includes firearm accessories, parts, and a combination of parts that significantly increase a semi-automatic firearm’s rate of fire beyond the standard rate of fire for a semi-automatic firearm.
   2.  A person shall not manufacture, possess, ship, transport, or receive a multi-burst trigger activator.
   3.  A person who violates subsection 2 commits a class “D” felony. 
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits the manufacture, possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a multi-burst trigger activator.
   The bill defines a multi-burst trigger activator to mean a device designed or redesigned to be attached to a semi-automatic firearm, which enables a firearm to discharge two or more shots in a burst by activating the device, or a manual or power-driven trigger activating device constructed or designed so that when attached to a semi-automatic firearm it increases the rate of the fire of that firearm. A multi-burst trigger activator includes firearm accessories, parts, and a combination of parts that significantly increase a semi-automatic firearm’s rate of fire beyond the standard rate of fire for a semi-automatic firearm.
   A person who violates the bill commits a class “D” felony. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $750 but not more than $7,500.