Less Than Lethal Act

This bill would exempt certain less-than-lethal projectile devices, and shells or cartridges designed for them, from the federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition. It defines these devices as ones not designed to fire regular gun ammunition or other projectiles faster than 500 feet per second, designed not to likely cause death or serious injury, and unable to accept certain magazines. The Treasury Secretary would have to decide within 90 days whether a device qualifies when a maker or importer asks, and would publish and update yearly lists of qualifying devices and of similar devices whose projectiles exceed 500 feet per second. Devices covered by the bill would also be excluded from the definition of a firearm under the National Firearms Act.

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Sponsors

• John Barrasso Republican sponsor
• 5 cosponsors