I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4727 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to place limitations on the possession, 
sale, and other disposition of a firearm by persons convicted of mis-
demeanor sex offenses against children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2010 
Mr. NADLER of New York (for himself, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 
WEINER, Mrs. MCCARTHY
of New York, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. 
SCHWARTZ, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, and Mrs. LOWEY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to place limitations 
on the possession, sale, and other disposition of a firearm 
by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against 
children. 
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 ‘‘Keep Kids Safe Act 
of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITS ON POSSESSION, SALE, AND DISPOSITION 
OF FIREARMS BY PERSONS CONVICTED OF 
MISDEMEANOR SEX OFFENSES AGAINST MI-
NORS. 
(a) DISPOSITION OF FIREARM.—Section 922(d) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(8); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis-
demeanor sex offense against a minor.’’. 
(b) POSSESSION OF FIREARM.—Section 922(g) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(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 
a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor,’’. 
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(c) MISDEMEANOR SEX OFFENSE AGAINST A MINOR 
DEFINED.—Section 921(a) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(36)(A) The term ‘misdemeanor sex offense 
against a minor’ means a sex offense against a 
minor punishable by imprisonment for not more 
than one year. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘sex offense’ means a criminal 
offense that has, as an element, a sexual act or sex-
ual contact with another, or an attempt or con-
spiracy to commit such an offense. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘minor’ means an individual who 
has not attained 18 years of age. 
‘‘(D) A person shall not be considered to have 
been convicted of a misdemeanor sex offense against 
a minor for purposes of this chapter— 
‘‘(i) unless— 
‘‘(I) the person was represented by 
counsel in the case, or knowingly and intel-
ligently waived the right to counsel in the 
case; and 
‘‘(II) in the case of a prosecution for 
the offense for which a person was entitled 
to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which 
the case was tried— 
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‘‘(aa) the case was tried by a 
jury; or 
‘‘(bb) the person knowingly and 
intelligently waived the right to have 
the case tried by a jury, by guilty plea 
or otherwise; or 
‘‘(ii) if the conviction has been expunged or 
set aside, or is an offense for which the person 
has been pardoned or has had civil rights re-
stored (if the law of the applicable jurisdiction 
provides for the loss of civil rights under such 
an offense), unless the pardon, expungement, or 
restoration of civil rights expressly provides 
that the person may not ship, transport, pos-
sess, or receive firearms.’’. 
Æ 
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