[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 133 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 133

   Expressing the sense of the Senate that every handgun sold in the 
          United States should include a child safety device.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 9, 1997

 Mrs. Boxer (for herself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Chafee, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. 
   Kennedy, Mr. Biden, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
 Harkin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Reed, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Akaka, 
 Mr. Levin, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Robb) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                            on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the sense of the Senate that every handgun sold in the 
          United States should include a child safety device.

Whereas eight leading American gun manufacturers have now agreed to include 
        child safety devices on their handguns;
Whereas each year, nearly 40,000 Americans are killed by firearms;
Whereas more than 500 children are killed accidentally each year by gunshots;
Whereas many of these deaths and injuries are caused by handguns manufactured in 
        the United States;
Whereas a simple child safety device could have prevented at least some of these 
        deaths and injuries; and
Whereas there are still a number of American gun makers, including some of the 
        nation's largest, who have not committed to including a child safety 
        device on their guns: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that every American 
handgun manufacturer should voluntarily begin equipping all new 
handguns with child safety devices.
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