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Amend CSHB 2837 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 3, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following subdivision and renumber subsequent subdivisions appropriately:
(1) "Assault weapon" means:
(1) a semiautomatic centerfire rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and has:
(A) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the firearm;
(B) a folding or telescoping stock;
(C) a thumbhole stock;
(D) a second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger hand;
(E) a flash suppressor; or
(F) a grenade launcher or flare launcher;
(2) a semiautomatic centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine that holds more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
(3) a semiautomatic centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches;
(4) a semiautomatic shotgun that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine;
(5) a semiautomatic shotgun that has a folding or telescoping stock and has:
(A) a thumbhole stock; or
(B) a second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger hand;
(6) a semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and has:
(A) a second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger hand;
(B) an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip;
(C) a threaded barrel capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer; or
(D) a shroud that is attached to or partially or completely encircles the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned;
(7) a semiautomatic pistol that has a fixed magazine that holds more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
(8) a revolving cylinder shotgun; or
(9) a conversion kit, part, or combination of parts from which an assault weapon can be assembled or with which a firearm may be converted into a weapon.
(2) On page 1, line 18, insert the following before the period:
except in the case of transactions related to an assault weapon.