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Defective Firearms Protection Act

H.R. 3989 · 117th Congress · Jun 17, 2021 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the consumer product safety laws to repeal the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer product under such laws.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Defective Firearms Protection Act”.

Sec. 2 Repeal of exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms

(a)
Definition of consumer product— Section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)) is amended by striking subparagraph (E).
(b)
Rulemaking authority— Section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 2079) is amended by striking subsection (e) and redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).