District of Columbia Council Period 24 Status: Enacted

B 24-0961 — Ghost Gun Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2022

Last action — Act A24-0583 Published in DC Register Vol 69 and Page 012714, Expires on Jan 15, 2023

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 16, 2022. Enacted.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

149 added · 151 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to the Firearms Control Regulations Act aims to clarify the definition of "ghost guns"—firearms that are difficult to trace because they lack serial numbers. The changes make it clear that a ghost gun is identified by its inability to be detected by standard metal detectors or by how its components appear during security inspections. Additionally, the act now allows individuals to legally possess self-manufactured firearms as long as they are properly serialized. This matters because it strengthens regulations around potentially untraceable firearms while also recognizing the rights of individuals who build their own guns legally.

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______________________________ Councilmember Charles Allen 4 A BILL 7 ________ 9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 to clarify requirements involving ghost guns, to permit the possession of properly serialized self- manufactured firearms, and to make conforming amendments.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL AN ACT ____________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ______________________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 to clarify requirements involving ghost guns, to permit the possession of properly serialized self- manufactured firearms, and to make conforming amendments.
Sec.
2.
The Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975, effective September 24, 1976 (D.C.
Law 1-85;
D.C.
Official Code § 7-2501.01 et seq.), is amended as follows:
“(II)Anymajor component ofafirearm that,when subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices commonly used at secure public buildings and transit stations, does not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of the component;
“(II) Any major component of a firearm that, when subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices commonly used at secure public buildings and transit stations, does not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of the component;
or “(III)Afirearmidentifiedasprovidedforundersection5842 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
or “(III) A firearm identified as provided for under section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“(B) For the purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(I) of this paragraph, the term “firearm” does not include the frame or receiver of any such weapon.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL “(B) For the purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(I) of this paragraph, the term “firearm” does not include the frame or receiver of any such weapon.
“(12B)(A) “Receiver” means a part of a firearm that, when the complete weapon is assembled, is visible from the exterior and provides the housing or structure designed to hold or integrate one or more fire control components, even if pins or other attachments are required to connectthosecomponentstothehousingorstructure.Anysuchpartidentifiedwithaserialnumber shall be presumed, absent an official determination by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives or other reliable evidence to the contrary, to be a frame or receiver.
“(12B)(A) “Receiver” means a part of a firearm that, when the complete weapon is assembled, is visible from the exterior and provides the housing or structure designed to hold or integrate one or more fire control components, even if pins or other attachments are required to connect those components to the housing or structure.
Any such part identified with a serial number shall be presumed, absent an official determination by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives or other reliable evidence to the contrary, to be a frame or receiver.
“(c)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5) of this section, a registration certificate may be issued for a self-manufactured firearm that is not prohibited under subsection (a)(1) through (4) or (6) through (8) if:
ENROLLED ORIGINAL “(c)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5) of this section, a registration certificate may be issued for a self-manufactured firearm that is not prohibited under subsection (a)(1) through (4) or (6) through (8) if:
(f) Section 408(a) (D.C.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL (f) Section 408(a) (D.C.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
______________________________ Chairman Council of the District of Columbia _________________________________ Mayor District of Columbia 4
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Action History

  1. Act A24-0583 Published in DC Register Vol 69 and Page 012714, Expires on Jan 15, 2023

  2. Returned from Mayor

  3. Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A24-0583, Expires on Jan 15, 2023

  4. Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 17, 2022

  5. Final Reading

  6. Retained by the Council

  7. B24-0961 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading

Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12100
Total 12100
% of votes cast 92%8%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Nay
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Elissa Silverman — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Mary Cheh — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Vincent Gray — Yea

Subjects

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