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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 Com-
merce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion 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.
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(8);
(2) by striking the comma at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of
an offense that has as an element the use, attempted
use, or threatened use of physical force against the
person or property of another,’’.
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
922(s)(3)(B)(i) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘or
of an offense that has as an element the use, attempted
use, or threatened use of physical force against the person
or property of another’’ before the semicolon.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OR MANUFACTURE
OF HANDGUNS WITHOUT CERTAIN SAFETY
FEATURES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (x)
the following:
‘‘(y) It shall be unlawful for any person to import
or manufacture a handgun, unless—
‘‘(1) the trigger of the weapon cannot be pulled
by an individual whose hand and finger strength
does not exceed the average hand and finger
strength of children who have attained 4 years of
age but have not attained 5 years of age;
‘‘(2) the weapon cannot be fired without an am-
munition magazine or clip attached;
‘‘(3) there is incorporated into the weapon a
locking feature that, when activated, prevents the
weapon from being fired, and that cannot be re-
moved from the weapon without rendering the weap-
on inoperable; or
‘‘(4) the weapon includes a mechanism which
visibly and noticeably indicates whether ammunition
is present in the weapon.’’.
(b) PENALTIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 924(a) of such title
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(y) shall
be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned not more
than 1 year, or both. Section 3571(e) shall not apply to
an offense under section 922(y).’’.
(2) LOSS OF LICENSE.—Section 923(e) of such
title is amended by inserting after the 2nd sentence
the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall, after notice and
opportunity for hearing, revoke any license issued
under this section if the holder of the license has
knowingly violated section 922(y).’’.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF FIRERAM TO, OR
POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY, A PERSON WHO
HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF 2 OR MORE DRUNK
DRIVING OFFENSES.
(a) TRANSFER BAN.—Section 922(d) of title 18,
United States Code, as amended by section 2(a) of this
Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(9);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (10) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(11) has been convicted on 2 or more occa-
sions in any court of operating a motor vehicle while
intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol.’’.
(b) POSSESSION BAN.—Section 922(g) of such title,
as amended by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(9);
(2) by striking the comma at the end of para-
graph (10) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(10) who has been convicted on 2 or more oc-
casions in any court of operating a motor vehicle
while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol,’’.
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
922(s)(3)(B)(i) of such title, as amended by section 2(a)
of this Act, is amended by inserting ‘‘or twice convicted
in any court of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated
or under the influence of alcohol’’ before the semicolon.
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