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Title III — Exemption from the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

H.R. 2005 · 113th Congress · May 15, 2013 · Lineage

III Exemption from the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

Sec. 301 Exemptions from the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

Section 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (Public Law 109–92) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following: “Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the term qualified product does not include any handgun manufactured after the 2-year period that begins with the date of the enactment of this sentence that is not a personalized handgun or a retrofitted personalized handgun.”; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:

“(10) Authorized user—The term “authorized user”, with respect to a handgun, means the lawful owner of the handgun and any individual authorized by the owner to use the handgun who is allowed to own, carry, or use a handgun in the State where the handgun is being used.

“(11) Personalized handgun—The term personalized handgun means a handgun that—

“(A) enables only an authorized user of a handgun to fire the handgun; and

“(B) was manufactured in such a manner that the firing restriction described in subparagraph (A)—

“(i) is incorporated into the design of the handgun; and

“(ii) cannot be readily removed or deactivated.

“(12) Retrofitted personalized handgun—The term retrofitted personalized handgun means a handgun fitted with a device that—

“(A) enables only an authorized user of a handgun to fire the handgun; and

“(B) attaches to the handgun in a manner such that the device cannot be readily removed or deactivated.

“(13) Handgun—The term handgun has the meaning given the term in section 921(a)(29) of title 18, United States Code.”