[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1190 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1190

  To apply the Consumer Product Safety Act to firearms and ammunition.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 9, 1999

   Mr. Reed introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To apply the Consumer Product Safety Act to firearms and ammunition.

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

SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT TO FIREARMS AND 
              AMMUNITION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Firearms are one of the few consumer products not 
        subject to consumer product safety regulations.
            (2) There are currently no quality and safety standards in 
        place for domestically manufactured firearms. In contrast, 
        minimal quality and safety standards have been applied to 
        imported firearms since passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968.
            (3) As a result, firearms made in the United States often 
        lack even the most basic safety features designed to prevent 
        unintentional shooting by children.
            (4) In 1996 alone, 1,134 people were killed in the United 
        States by accidental firearm discharges, including 376 people 
        aged 19 years and under. In addition, 162 children aged 14 
        years and under committed suicide using a firearm.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to reduce the number 
of unintentional shootings in the United States each year, especially 
among children, by permitting the Consumer Product Safety Commission to 
regulate firearms and ammunition so as to develop uniform safety 
standards and protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury 
from firearms and ammunition.
    (c) Applicability of Consumer Product Safety Act.--Section 3(a)(1) 
of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(1)) is amended by 
striking subparagraph (E).
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