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118THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 381
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to update the definition
of rifles, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY17, 2023
Mr. G
OODof Virginia (for himself, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. GOSAR, Mrs.
H
ARSHBARGER, and Mr. GAETZ) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to update
the definition of rifles, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Individual 4
Sovereignty Through Our Laws Act’’ or the ‘‘PISTOL 5
Act’’. 6
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SEC. 2. UPDATED RIFLE DEFINITION UNDER NATIONAL 1
FIREARMS ACT. 2
Section 5845(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 3
1986 is amended to read as follows: 4
‘‘(c) R
IFLE.—The term ‘rifle’ means a weapon origi-5
nally designed or redesigned, made or remade, and origi-6
nally intended by its maker or manufacturer to be fired 7
from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made 8
or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed 9
cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled 10
bore for each single pull of the trigger, and shall include 11
any such weapon which may be readily restored to fire 12
a fixed cartridge. For purposes of the preceding sentence, 13
such term shall not include a pistol equipped with a rear 14
brace or rear attachment which can be used to assist the 15
shooter in controlling the pistol, even if such brace or at-16
tachment can also be placed against the shoulder.’’. 17
SEC. 3. UPDATED PISTOL DEFINITION UNDER CODE OF 18
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. 19
Within 60 days of the date of the enactment of this 20
section, the Attorney General shall amend subpart B of 21
part 479 of subchapter B of chapter II of title 27, Code 22
of Federal Regulations to clarify that a pistol has the fol-23
lowing definition: 24
‘‘Pistol. A concealable weapon originally designed, made, 25
and intended to fire a projectile (bullet) from one or more 26
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barrels when held by a user, and having (a) a chamber(s) 1
that is an integral part of, or permanently aligned with, 2
a bore(s); and (b) one or more short stocks designed to 3
be gripped by the user with said stocks at an angle to 4
and extending below the line of the bore(s). The presence 5
or absence of rear mounted braces or attachments which 6
can assist a user in controlling the pistol shall not cause 7
a firearm that otherwise meets this definition from being 8
considered a pistol.’’. 9
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