[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 821 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 821
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the manufacture or
importation, or transfer by a licensed firearms dealer, of a pistol
that does not have a chamber load indicator and, in the case of a
semiautomatic pistol that has a detachable magazine, a mechanism that
prevents the pistol from being fired when the magazine is not attached.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2003
Mr. Langevin (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Berman, Ms. Corrine
Brown of Florida, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
Delahunt, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Honda, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kirk, Mr.
Lantos, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Pascrell, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr.
Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the manufacture or
importation, or transfer by a licensed firearms dealer, of a pistol
that does not have a chamber load indicator and, in the case of a
semiautomatic pistol that has a detachable magazine, a mechanism that
prevents the pistol from being fired when the magazine is not attached.
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 ``Accidental Shooting Prevention Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.
(a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(z)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to manufacture or import
into the United States a pistol, or for a person licensed under this
chapter to transfer possession of or title to a pistol manufactured on
or after January 1, 2006, unless the pistol includes--
``(A) a plainly visible device in a contrasting
color that clearly indicates whether the pistol is
loaded; and
``(B) if the pistol is a semiautomatic pistol that
has a detachable ammunition magazine, a mechanism that
prevents the pistol from being fired when the magazine
is not attached to the pistol.''.
(b) Penalty.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(7)(A) The Attorney General shall impose a civil fine of $1,000
on whomever knowingly violates section 922(z).
``(B) In the case of the 2nd such violation by a person who is
licensed under this chapter, the Atorney General shall, in addition,
suspend the license for the 30-day period beginning with the date on
which the Attorney General finds that the person has committed the
violation.
``(C) In the case of the 3rd or subsequent such violation by a
person who is licensed under this chapter, the Attorney General shall
immediately revoke the license, and the person shall thereafter be
ineligible for a license under this chapter.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to conduct engaged in after January 1, 2006.
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