[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4441 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4441

    To require firearms to be manufactured with child safety locks.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 1998

Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Hooley of 
   Oregon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require firearms to be manufactured with child safety locks.

    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 ``Firearm Child Safety Lock Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MANUFACTURE OF FIREARM WITHOUT CHILD SAFETY 
              LOCK.

    (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person, in or 
affecting commerce, to manufacture a handgun in the United States, 
unless a child safety lock which meets the requirement of subsection 
(b) is attached to, or is an integral part of, the firearm.
    (b) Child Safety Lock Requirement.--A child safety lock meets the 
requirement of this subsection if the lock, while activated or attached 
to the firearm, prevents the firearm from being discharged.
    (c) Penalty.--The Secretary shall impose a civil fine of $5,000 on 
any person who violates subsection (a).
    (d) Judicial Review.--Not later than 60 days after an individual 
receives notice from the Secretary of a decision to impose a fine on 
the individual under this section, the individual may bring an action 
against the Secretary in any United States district court for de novo 
review of the decision.
    (e) Inapplicability to Governmental Entities.--Subsection (a) shall 
not apply to conduct of, or authorized by, the United States or any 
department or agency thereof, or any State or any department, agency, 
or political subdivision thereof.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``State'', 
``firearm'', ``manufacturer'', and ``Secretary'' shall have the 
meanings given such terms in section 921(a) of title 18, United States 
Code.
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