[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1280 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1280

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban toys which in 
       size, shape, or overall appearance resemble real handguns.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 1999

  Mr. Towns introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban toys which in 
       size, shape, or overall appearance resemble real handguns.

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

SECTION 1. TOY HANDGUNS

        The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate a rule 
in accordance with section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 
U.S.C. 2058) to declare as a banned hazardous product under section 8 
any toy which in size, shape, or overall appearance resembles a real 
handgun.
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