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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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