PA Bill Number: SB1020
Title: In hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for resident license and fee exemptions.
Description: In hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for resident license and fee exemptions. ...
Last Action: First consideration
Last Action Date: Oct 28, 2025
Proposed Federal House Legislation HB965
A ban on the possession and transfer of cheap firearms known as "Saturday night special".
Legislation Overview
Title: To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials.
Subject: Firearms and explosives: Crime and law enforcement
Description: Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the possession or transfer of a junk gun which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. Exempts the continuous and otherwise lawful possession of such a gun that began before the effective date of this Act. Defines "junk gun" to mean: (1) a handgun that is not a sporting handgun (i.e., a type of handgun generally recognized as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes); and (2) any combination of parts from which such a handgun can be assembled.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Last Action Date: April 8, 2013
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN00965:@@@L&summ2=m&
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Gutierrez, Luis V.; Rangel, Charles B.
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 8 2013 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. |
| House | Mar 5 2013 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 7 2013 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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