I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2773
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the manufacture or
importation, or transfer by a licensed firearms dealer, of a pistol that
does not have a chamber load indicator and, in the case of a semiauto-
matic pistol that has a detachable magazine, a mechanism that prevents
the pistol from being fired when the magazine is not attached.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 2001
Mr. LANGEVIN
(for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. BERMAN, Mr.
BLAGOJEVICH, 
Mr. 
CAPUANO, 
Ms. 
CARSON
of 
Indiana, 
Mrs.
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. COYNE, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. ENGEL,
Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FRANK, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr.
HONDA, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. KIRK, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr.
CLAY, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. LEE, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms.
MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. MORAN of Virginia,
Mr. NADLER, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. PELOSI, Mr.
RUSH, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. STARK, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. WAXMAN,
Mr. WEINER, Mr. WEXLER, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the manu-
facture or importation, or transfer by a licensed firearms
dealer, of a pistol that does not have a chamber load
indicator and, in the case of a semiautomatic pistol that
has a detachable magazine, a mechanism that prevents
the pistol from being fired when the magazine is not
attached.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Accidental Shooting
Prevention Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(z)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to manufac-
ture or import into the United States a pistol, or for a
person licensed under this chapter to transfer possession
of or title to a pistol manufactured on or after January
1, 2004, unless the pistol includes—
‘‘(A) a plainly visible device in a contrasting
color that clearly indicates whether the pistol is load-
ed; and
‘‘(B) if the pistol is a semiautomatic pistol that
has a detachable ammunition magazine, a mecha-
nism that prevents the pistol from being fired when
the magazine is not attached to the pistol.
‘‘(2) Compliance with paragraph (1) shall not relieve
any person from liability at common law or under State
statutory law to any other person.’’.
(b) PENALTY.—Section 924(a) of such title is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7)(A) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(z)
shall be fined $1,000.
‘‘(B) In the case of the 2nd such violation by the per-
son, the person shall be fined $1,000, and if the person
is licensed under this chapter, the license is hereby sus-
pended for the 30-day period beginning with the date of
the conviction.
‘‘(C) In the case of the 3rd or subsequent such viola-
tion by the person, the person shall be fined $1,000, and
if the person is licensed under this chapter, the license
is hereby revoked and the person shall thereafter be ineli-
gible for a license under this chapter.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to conduct engaged in after Janu-
ary 1, 2004.
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