[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 236 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 236

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

                            January 4, 2005

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