| Bill Number | HR-4445 |
| Public Law Number | 100-649 |
William Hughes
Gun Laws
Ban on undetectable guns renewed for 10 years
Text of the Bill
Full text of the Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain firearms especially useful to terrorists..
Other names for this bill...
This bill is referred to as...
o Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain firearms especially useful to terrorists
o Undetectable Firearms Act
o Undetectable Firearms Act
What the Undetectable Firearms Act does
This law makes it illegal to make or own a firearm that would be...
o Undetectable to airport metal detetectors
o Not shaped like a gun, so that airport x-ray machines would not detect them.
o Not shaped like a gun, so that airport x-ray machines would not detect them.
Expiration of the bill
The law expired after 10 years. It has been renewed three times. It most recently was extended in Dec. 2013. Its next expiration date is Dec. 9, 2023.
More information
You can find more about the Undetectable Firearms Act at GovTrack.us.
The 2013 bill extending the act is HR-3626.