A bill to prohibit the importation of assault weapons and certain accessories.
Assault Weapon Import Control Act of 1989 - Prohibits the importation into the United States of any assault weapon, large-capacity magazine, or large-capacity ammunition belt, with specified exceptions. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to designate any semiautomatic firearm as an assault weapon if it is determined, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that the firearm was primarily designed as a military or law enforcement armament, regardless of whether (with or without modifications) it is commercially marketed for any other use.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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