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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2007

To authorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission to regulate gun

safety, to ban the transfer of a firearm to, or the possession of a

firearm by, a person who has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor,

and to ban the importation or manufacture of handguns which do not

have certain safety features, and to ban the transfer of a firearm to,

or the possession of a firearm by, a person who has been twice convicted

of drunk driving.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 7, 1999

Mr. BLUMENAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To authorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission to

regulate gun safety, to ban the transfer of a firearm

to, or the possession of a firearm by, a person who

has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor, and to

ban the importation or manufacture of handguns which

do not have certain safety features, and to ban the

transfer of a firearm to, or the possession of a firearm

by, a person who has been twice convicted of drunk

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

3 SECTION 1. COVERAGE UNDER THE CONSUMER PRODUCT

4 SAFETY ACT.

5 Subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) of section 3 of

6 the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052) is re7 pealed.

8 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF FIRERAM TO, OR

9 POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY, A PERSON WHO

10 HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A VIOLENT MIS11 DEMEANOR.

12 (a) TRANSFER BAN.—Section 922(d) of title 18,

13 United States Code, is amended—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph

15 (8);

16 (2) by striking the period at the end of para17 graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and

18 (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol19 lowing:

20 ‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of an of21 fense that has as an element the use, attempted use,

22 or threatened use of physical force against the per23 son or property of another.’’.

24 (b) POSSESSION BAN.—Section 922(g) of such title

25 is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph

2 (8);

3 (2) by striking the comma at the end of para4 graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and

5 (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol6 lowing:

7 ‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of

8 an offense that has as an element the use, attempted

9 use, or threatened use of physical force against the

10 person or property of another,’’.

11 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

12 922(s)(3)(B)(i) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or

13 of an offense that has as an element the use, attempted

14 use, or threatened use of physical force against the person

15 or property of another’’ before the semicolon.

16 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OR MANUFACTURE

17 OF HANDGUNS WITHOUT CERTAIN SAFETY

18 FEATURES.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United

20 States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (x)

21 the following:

22 ‘‘(y) It shall be unlawful for any person to import

23 or manufacture a handgun, unless—

24 ‘‘(1) the trigger of the weapon cannot be pulled

25 by an individual whose hand and finger strength
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1 does not exceed the average hand and finger

2 strength of children who have attained 4 years of

3 age but have not attained 5 years of age;

4 ‘‘(2) the weapon cannot be fired without an am5 munition magazine or clip attached;

6 ‘‘(3) there is incorporated into the weapon a

7 locking feature that, when activated, prevents the

8 weapon from being fired, and that cannot be re9 moved from the weapon without rendering the weap10 on inoperable; or

11 ‘‘(4) the weapon includes a mechanism which

12 visibly and noticeably indicates whether ammunition

13 is present in the weapon.’’.

14 (b) PENALTIES.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 924(a) of such title

16 is amended by adding at the end the following:

17 ‘‘(7) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(y) shall

18 be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned not more

19 than 1 year, or both. Section 3571(e) shall not apply to

20 an offense under section 922(y).’’.

21 (2) LOSS OF LICENSE.—Section 923(e) of such

22 title is amended by inserting after the 2nd sentence

23 the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall, after notice and

24 opportunity for hearing, revoke any license issued
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1 under this section if the holder of the license has

2 knowingly violated section 922(y).’’.

3 SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF FIRERAM TO, OR

4 POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY, A PERSON WHO

5 HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF 2 OR MORE DRUNK

6 DRIVING OFFENSES.

7 (a) TRANSFER BAN.—Section 922(d) of title 18,

8 United States Code, as amended by section 2(a) of this

9 Act, is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph

11 (9);

12 (2) by striking the period at the end of para13 graph (10) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and

14 (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol15 lowing:

16 ‘‘(11) has been convicted on 2 or more occa17 sions in any court of operating a motor vehicle while

18 intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol.’’.

19 (b) POSSESSION BAN.—Section 922(g) of such title,

20 as amended by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended—

21 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph

22 (9);

23 (2) by striking the comma at the end of para24 graph (10) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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1 (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol2 lowing:

3 ‘‘(10) who has been convicted on 2 or more oc4 casions in any court of operating a motor vehicle

5 while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol,’’.

6 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

7 922(s)(3)(B)(i) of such title, as amended by section 2(a)

8 of this Act, is amended by inserting ‘‘or twice convicted

9 in any court of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated

10 or under the influence of alcohol’’ before the semicolon.

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