[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3466 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3466

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession of a 
handgun or handgun ammunition by, or the private transfer of a handgun 
                 or handgun ammunition to, a juvenile.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 8, 1993

   Mr. Obey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession of a 
handgun or handgun ammunition by, or the private transfer of a handgun 
                 or handgun ammunition to, a juvenile.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Handgun Safety Act of 
1993''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF THE POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN OR HANDGUN 
              AMMUNITION BY, OR THE PRIVATE TRANSFER OF A HANDGUN OR 
              HANDGUN AMMUNITION TO, A JUVENILE.

    (a) Definition.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(29) The term `handgun' means--
            ``(A) a firearm that has a short stock and is designed to 
        be held and fired by the use of a single hand; and
            ``(B) any combination of parts from which a firearm 
        described in subparagraph (A) can be assembled.''.
    (b) Offense.--Section 922 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(s)(1)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, deliver, 
or transfer to a juvenile--
            ``(i) a handgun; or
            ``(ii) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a 
        handgun.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a transfer of a handgun 
to a juvenile--
            ``(i) with the permission of a parent, grandparent, or 
        legal guardian of the juvenile;
            ``(ii) for target practice, hunting, competition, or a 
        course of instruction in the safe use of a handgun, under the 
        supervision of an adult who is not prohibited by Federal, 
        State, or local law from possessing a firearm; and
            ``(iii) in accordance with State and local law.
    ``(2)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person who is a juvenile to 
possess--
            ``(i) a handgun; or
            ``(ii) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a 
        handgun.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the possession of a 
handgun by a juvenile--
            ``(i) during target practice, hunting, competition, or a 
        course of instruction in the safe use of a handgun, under the 
        supervision of an adult who is not prohibited by Federal, 
        State, or local law from possessing a firearm; and
            ``(ii) in accordance with State and local law.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term `juvenile' means a 
person who has not attained 18 years of age.''.
    (c) Penalty.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``paragraph (2) or (3) 
        of''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) A person who knowingly violates section 922(s) shall be fined 
not more than $1,000, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.''.

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