Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975, Council Act No. 1-142: Hearing and Disposition Before the Committee on the District of Columbia, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, Second Session on H. Con. Res. 694 ... August 25, 1976

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Strana 63 - BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Fiscal Year (2002) 2003 Budget Request Act".
Strana 8 - ... any type of weapon by whatever name known which will, or which may be readily converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant...
Strana 8 - firearm" means any weapon, by whatever name known, which is designed to expel a projectile or projectiles by the action of an explosive and a firearm muffler or firearm silencer, or any part or parts of such weapon. (4) The term "manufacturer...
Strana 23 - If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
Strana 8 - ... may be readily converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, and which has any barrel with a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter; and...
Strana 9 - ... weapon made from a shotgun if such weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches or a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length...
Strana 7 - ... (B) any replica of any firearm described in subparagraph (A) if such replica — (i) is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition, or (ii) uses rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United States and which is not readily available...
Strana 113 - In so far as the provisions of this act are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this act shall be controlling.
Strana 84 - There is, of course, no more persuasive evidence of the purpose of a statute than the words by which the legislature undertook to give expression to its wishes. Often these words are sufficient in and of themselves to determine the purpose of the legislation. In such cases we have followed their plain meaning. When that meaning has led to absurd or futile results, however, this Court has looked beyond the words to the purpose of the act. Frequently, however...
Strana 86 - it extends to the protection of the lives, limbs, health, comfort and quiet of all persons, and the protection of all property within the state.

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