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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1423 
To ban the manufacture, sale, delivery, and transfer of handguns that cannot 
be personalized, and to provide for a report to the Congress on the 
commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, 
Mr. WEINER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. 
CAPUANO, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To ban the manufacture, sale, delivery, and transfer of hand-
guns that cannot be personalized, and to provide for 
a report to the Congress on the commercial feasibility 
of personalizing firearms. 
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 ‘‘Childproof Handgun 
Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. BAN ON MANUFACTURE, SALE, DELIVERY, AND 
TRANSFER OF HANDGUNS THAT CANNOT BE 
PERSONALIZED. 
(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 who is not 
a licensed collector to manufacture, sell, deliver, or trans-
fer a handgun that cannot be personalized. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any manufac-
ture for, or sale, delivery, or transfer to, an individual act-
ing under the authority of the United States or any de-
partment or agency of the United States, or of any State 
or any department, agency, or political subdivision of a 
State.’’. 
(b) PERSONALIZED DEFINED.—Section 921(a) of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(36) The term ‘personalized’ means, with respect to 
a handgun, that integral to the handgun is a device or 
feature that— 
‘‘(A) allows the handgun to be fired only by a 
particular individual; 
‘‘(B) is not capable of being readily deactivated; 
and 
‘‘(C) may allow the handgun to be personalized 
to 1 or more additional individuals.’’.
(c) PENALTY.—Section 924(a) of such title is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(z) shall 
be fined not more than $500,000, imprisoned not more 
than 18 months, or both. The fine otherwise applicable 
under section 3571 shall not apply to an offense under 
section 922(z).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 
5-year period that begins with the date of the enactment 
of this Act if the report required by section 3 states that 
the technology to personalize firearms (within the meaning 
of section 921(a)(36) of title 18, United States Code) will 
be commercially feasible by the end of such 5-year period. 
SEC. 3. REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON TECHNOLOGY TO 
PERSONALIZE FIREARMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study of the state of the technology 
involved in personalizing firearms (within the meaning of 
section 921(a)(36) of title 18, United States Code) and 
determine whether such technology will be commercially 
feasible within 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Within 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate a written report on the 
results of the study required by subsection (a). 
(c) COMMERCIAL
FEASIBILITY.—In determining 
whether the technology involved in personalizing firearms 
is commercially feasible, the Comptroller General shall 
consider the following factors: 
(1) The reliability of the technology utilized in 
personalized firearms. 
(2) The difference between the manufacturer’s 
suggested retail price for personalized firearms and 
the manufacturer’s suggested retail price for equiva-
lent firearms that are not personalized. 
(3) Such other criteria as the Comptroller Gen-
eral deems appropriate. 
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