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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9388 

To prohibit the imposition of requirements that handguns have certain features generally absent from firearms in common use, and to restore 

the civil and natural rights of Americans in States hostile to liberty, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 20, 2024 

Mr. ISSA (for himself, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. HIGGINS

of Louisiana, and Mr. BIGGS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To prohibit the imposition of requirements that handguns 

have certain features generally absent from firearms in 

common use, and to restore the civil and natural rights 

of Americans in States hostile to liberty, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Modern Firearm Safe5 ty Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF REQUIREMENTS 

2 THAT HANDGUNS HAVE CERTAIN FEATURES 

3 GENERALLY ABSENT FROM FIREARMS IN 

4 COMMON USE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 

6 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 927 the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘§ 927A. Prohibition on imposition of requirements 

9 that handguns have certain features gen10 erally absent from firearms in common 

11 use 

12 ‘‘A department, agency, or instrumentality of the 

13 United States, or of any State or political subdivision of 

14 a State, may not implement or enforce any provision of 

15 law or regulation that requires or has the effect of requir16 ing, or promulgate any provision of regulation that would 

17 require or have the effect of requiring, a handgun that 

18 is in, or has been shipped or transported in, interstate or 

19 foreign commerce to— 

20 ‘‘(1) incorporate a device that indicates whether 

21 the handgun is loaded; 

22 ‘‘(2) incorporate a mechanism that prevents a 

23 handgun from being fired if an ammunition maga24 zine is not fully inserted into the handgun; 

25 ‘‘(3) be capable of microstamping the shell cas26 ing of ammunition with microscopic characters repVerDate Sep 11 2014 18:30 Sep 07, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9388.IH H9388

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1 resenting the make, model, and serial number of the 

2 handgun, when the ammunition is fired from the 

3 handgun; 

4 ‘‘(4) incorporate any device, mechanism, or 

5 technology that— 

6 ‘‘(A) is designed or intended to perform 

7 any function described in the preceding provi8 sions of this section; or 

9 ‘‘(B) may be readily converted to be capa10 ble of performing any such function; or 

11 ‘‘(5) be capable of accepting the attachment of 

12 any device or mechanism described in paragraph 

13 (4).’’. 

14 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

15 for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 

16 relating to section 927 the following: 

‘‘927A. Prohibition on imposition of requirements that handguns have certain 

features generally absent from firearms in common use.’’. 

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