legislation: 106-hr-4876
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| 106-hr-4876 | 106 | hr | 4876 | Pocket Rocket Elimination Act of 2000 | Crime and Law Enforcement | 2000-07-18 | 2000-07-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. | House | Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5] | IL | D | B000518 | 0 | Pocket Rocket Elimination Act of 2000 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the possession or transfer of a handgun that is capable of holding two or more rounds of ammunition and that is less than seven and a half inches long. Makes this prohibition inapplicable to the possession or transfer of a handgun by: (1) a person who has had title to the handgun continuously since before the date of this Act's enactment; and (2) a law enforcement officer while acting as authorized in the line of duty. Sets penalties for violations. | 2025-08-20T14:21:19Z |