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H.R. 821: Accidental Shooting Prevention Act of 2003

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H.R. 821: Accidental Shooting Prevention Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-02-13 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E633)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-02-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E633) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Accidental Shooting Prevention Act of 2003

Plain summary

Accidental Shooting Prevention Act of 2003 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit any person from manufacturing or importing, or any Federal firearms licensee from transferring possession of or title to, a pistol manufactured on or after January 1, 2006, unless the pistol includes: (1) a plainly visible device in a contrasting color that clearly indicates whether the pistol is loaded; and (2) a mechanism that prevents any semiautomatic pistol that has a detachable ammunition magazine from being fired when the magazine is not attached. Directs the Attorney General to impose a civil fine for a violation of this Act, to suspend a firearms license for a second offense, and to revoke such license and license eligibility for subsequent violations.

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Official text

Accidental Shooting Prevention Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · 39 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Brad Sherman (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr821 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108