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 PUBLIC LAW 99-308—MAY 19, 1986 Public Law 99-308 99th Congress

100 STAT. 449

An Act

To amend chapter 44 (relating to firearms) of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.

May 19, 1986 [S. 49]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Firearms United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

Owners' Protection Act. 18 USC 921 note.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Firearms Owners' Protection Act". (b) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— (1) the rights of citizens— (A) to keep and bear arms under the second amendment to the United States Constitution; (B) to security against illegal and unreasonable searches and seizures under the fourth amendment; (C) against uncompensated taking of property, double jeopardy, and assurance of due process of law under the fifth amendment; and (D) against unconstitutional exercise of authority under the ninth and tenth amendments; require additional legislation to correct existing firearms statutes and enforcement policies; and (2) additional legislation is required to reaffirm the intent of the Congress, as expressed in section 101 of the Gun Control Act of 1968, that "it is not the purpose of this title to place any 18 USC 921 note. undue or unnecessary Federal restrictions or burdens on lawabiding citizens with respect to the acquisition, possession, or use of firearms appropriate to the purpose of hunting, trapshooting, target shooting, personal protection, or any other lawful activity, and that this title is not intended to discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms by lawabiding citizens for lawful purposes.". SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 921.

Section 921 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(10), by striking out "manufacture o f and inserting in lieu thereof "business of manufacturing"; (2) in subsection (a)(ll)(A), by striking out "or ammunition"; (3) in subsection (a)(12), by striking out "or ammunition"; (4) in subsection (a)(13), by striking out "or ammunition"; (5) by amending paragraph (20) of subsection (a) to read as follows: "(20) The term 'crime punishable by imprisonment for a term Law enforcement exceeding one year' does not include— "(A) any Federal or State offenses pertaining to antitrust and crime. violations, unfair trade practices, restraints of trade, or other similar offenses relating to the regulation of business practices, or

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