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1 1 Section 1. Section 724.1, subsection 1, Code 1995, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 1. A machine gun, submachine gun, or assault rifle. A
1 4 machine gun, submachine gun, or assault rifle is a firearm
1 5 which shoots or is designed to shoot more than one shot,
1 6 without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.
1 7 Sec. 2. Section 724.1, Code 1995, is amended by adding the
1 8 following new subsection:
1 9 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. An assault weapon. For the purposes
1 10 of this chapter, "assault weapon" means any of the following:
1 11 a. A semiautomatic version of a machine gun, submachine
1 12 gun, or assault rifle.
1 13 b. A semiautomatic rifle with two or more of the following
1 14 characteristics:
1 15 (1) A fixed magazine with a capacity of over seven rounds.
1 16 (2) The ability to accept a detachable magazine.
1 17 (3) A folding or telescoping stock.
1 18 (4) A pistol grip protruding conspicuously from the weapon
1 19 or a stock shaped in such a manner as to serve as a pistol
1 20 grip.
1 21 (5) An overall length of less than thirty-two inches.
1 22 c. A semiautomatic pistol with two or more of the
1 23 following characteristics:
1 24 (1) A fixed magazine with a capacity of over seven rounds.
1 25 (2) The ability to accept a detachable magazine.
1 26 (3) A height of over five inches.
1 27 (4) An unloaded weight of twenty ounces or more.
1 28 d. A semiautomatic shotgun with two or more of the
1 29 following characteristics:
1 30 (1) A fixed magazine, including a revolving cylinder, with
1 31 a capacity of over seven rounds.
1 32 (2) The ability to accept a detachable magazine.
1 33 (3) A folding or telescoping stock.
1 34 (4) A pistol grip protruding conspicuously from the weapon
1 35 or a stock shaped in such a manner as to serve as a pistol
2 1 grip.
2 2 (5) An overall length of less than thirty-two inches.
2 3 Sec. 3. Section 724.1, Code 1995, is amended by adding the
2 4 following new subsection:
2 5 NEW SUBSECTION. 6A. An assault magazine. For the
2 6 purposes of this chapter, "assault magazine" means a
2 7 detachable magazine of any configuration with a capacity of
2 8 over seven rounds.
2 9 Sec. 4. Section 724.1, Code 1995, is amended by adding the
2 10 following new subsections:
2 11 NEW SUBSECTION. 7A. Any bullet or projectile containing a
2 12 coating or jacket designed to enhance the ability of the
2 13 bullet or projectile to penetrate body armor or other
2 14 material, including glass, metal, wood, or synthetic
2 15 substances. For the purposes of this chapter, "body armor"
2 16 means a vest, helmet, or other device worn or carried by an
2 17 individual and designed to be of protection against gunshots.
2 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 7B. Any bullet or projectile containing a
2 19 coating or jacket designed to fragment or peel back upon
2 20 impact and enhance the cutting mechanism of the bullet or
2 21 projectile, or cause large diameter entrance or exit wounds.
2 22 Sec. 5. Section 724.1, subsection 9, Code 1995, is amended
2 23 by adding the following new paragraph and relettering as
2 24 necessary:
2 25 NEW PARAGRAPH. a. A firearm that places a round in the
2 26 chamber manually with a bolt, slide, pump, or lever action.
2 27 Sec. 6. Section 724.1, Code 1995, is amended by adding the
2 28 following new subsection:
2 29 NEW SUBSECTION. 10. Subsections 1A and 6A do not apply to
2 30 the possession of any assault weapon or assault magazine that
2 31 was lawfully possessed prior to the effective date of this
2 32 Act.
2 33 However, an assault weapon or assault magazine may be
2 34 transferred to the state. Assault weapons or magazines
2 35 possessed lawfully shall be registered in accordance with
3 1 rules adopted by the department of public safety. The
3 2 department shall adopt rules to be effective no later than
3 3 ninety days after the effective date of the Act.
3 4 Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
3 5 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
3 6 EXPLANATION
3 7 This bill provides as follows:
3 8 1. Subsection one of section 724.1 is amended to include
3 9 submachine guns and assault rifles in the definition of
3 10 offensive weapons which may only be possessed by certain
3 11 persons, such as law enforcement officers.
3 12 2. Bullets or projectiles designed to penetrate body armor
3 13 or other materials by use of a special coating or jacket or
3 14 which are designed to fragment or peel back and increase wound
3 15 size or cutting power are added to the definition of offensive
3 16 weapons.
3 17 3. Assault weapons are added to the definition of
3 18 offensive weapons. An assault weapon is defined as any of the
3 19 following:
3 20 a. A semiautomatic version of a machine gun, submachine
3 21 gun, or assault rifle.
3 22 b. A semiautomatic rifle with two or more of the following
3 23 characteristics: a fixed magazine with a capacity of over
3 24 seven rounds, the ability to accept a detachable magazine, a
3 25 folding or telescoping stock, a pistol grip protruding
3 26 conspicuously from the weapon or a stock shaped in such a
3 27 manner as to serve as a pistol grip, or an overall length of
3 28 less than 32 inches.
3 29 c. A semiautomatic pistol with two or more of the
3 30 following characteristics: a fixed magazine with a capacity
3 31 of over seven rounds, the ability to accept a detachable
3 32 magazine, a height of over five inches, or an unloaded weight
3 33 of 20 ounces or more.
3 34 d. A semiautomatic shotgun with two or more of the
3 35 following characteristics: a fixed magazine, including a
4 1 revolving cylinder, with a capacity of over seven rounds; the
4 2 ability to accept a detachable magazine; a folding or
4 3 telescoping stock; a pistol grip protruding conspicuously from
4 4 the weapon or a stock shaped in such a manner as to serve as a
4 5 pistol grip; or an overall length of less than 32 inches.
4 6 4. Assault magazines are added to the definition of
4 7 offensive weapons. An assault magazine is defined as a
4 8 magazine with a capacity of over seven rounds.
4 9 5. Firearms that place a round of ammunition in the
4 10 chamber for firing by means of the manual operation of a bolt,
4 11 slide, pump, or lever action are excluded from the definition
4 12 of offensive weapon.
4 13 6. Weapons which are assault weapons and magazines which
4 14 are assault magazines, but which are lawfully owned prior to
4 15 the effective date of the bill, are not included in the
4 16 definition of offensive weapons. These weapons shall not be
4 17 transferred, except to the state and must be registered in
4 18 accordance with rules adopted by the department of public
4 19 safety.
4 20 The bill takes effect upon enactment.
4 21 LSB 1647YH 76
4 22 mk/sc/14
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