House Democrats have introduced a bill that would make it illegal to advertise any “do-it-yourself” assault weapons, a piece of legislation that lawmakers said could be called the “3D Firearms Prohibition Act.”
H.R. 7115 prohibits a firearm casting or blank or an unfinished handgun frame that doesn’t at the point of sale meet the definition of a firearm.
It also would ban assault weapon parts kits and machine gun parts kits.
Another section of the legislation takes aim at 3D guns, stating, “It shall be unlawful to market or advertise, on any medium of electronic communications, including over the internet, for the sale of” the previously described castings, frames, and kits.
The legislation would also require that homemade firearms have serial numbers.
“A person who has attained 18 years of age and desires to make a firearm, or obtain a unique serial number or other identifying mark for a firearm, may request a licensed dealer to issue a unique serial number or other identifying mark for the firearm, which request shall describe the firearm involved, and state whether the firearm will be (or is) a handgun,” it stated.
People would not be legally allowed to make a firearm unless the person had obtained a serial number and identifying mark for the firearm.
If the person does obtain the serial number and mark, they’d be required to present the firearm they made to the licensed dealer that issued the number and mark.
“On presentation, the licensed dealer shall verify that the serial number has been stamped on or otherwise permanently affixed to the firearm and that the firearm matches the description provided by the person when the request for the serial number and identifying mark was made,” the legislation stated.
"The Firearms Policy Coalition warns that bill is ambiguous and would be far-reaching. For example, they explain that HR 7115 does not “make a distinction between upper and lower receivers” for AR-15s and would make “home gunsmithing” illegal." https://t.co/irxU0UZmtQ
— Firearms Policy (@gunpolicy) November 13, 2018
HR 7115 seeks to ban parts kits for rifle builds… this will take some time to go in to effect but this will surely incite a shortage.
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— KCFirearmsInstitute (@KCsFirearmsInst) November 14, 2018
The act was introduced on Nov. 2 by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on the Judiciary. It was co-signed by 16 Democrats.
The reaction to the bill from some has been negative. The Firearms Policy group told Breitbart that the bill was ambiguous and would be far-reaching.
The nonprofit said that the bill doesn’t “make a distinction between upper and lower receivers” for AR-15s and would make “home gunsmithing” illegal.
Firearms that are delivered 80 percent complete and assembled by the buyer would be affected by the bill.
