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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 26, 2001
Gun Parts Trafficking Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) include within a prohibition against the shipment or transportation of firearms any parts or combinations thereof that when assembled on a frame or receiver would constitute a firearm; (2) make it unlawful for any person other than a licensed manufacturer to manufacture or assemble a firearm; and (3) increase from $50 to $500 the fee for a license to manufacture firearms.Amends the National Firearms Act to revise generally the prohibition against the possession or transfer of certain combinations of machine gun replacement parts.
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Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] · D–NJ
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2896)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2895-2896)
Introduced in Senate
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