Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2003
Latest action · Mar 6, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 7, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Increases penalties for: (1) a second or subsequent violation by a juvenile of Brady Act provisions or for a first violation committed after an adjudication of delinquency or after a State or Federal conviction for an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a serious violent felony; and (2) transferring a handgun, ammunition, semiautomatic assault weapon, or large capacity ammunition feeding device to a person who is under age 21, knowing or having reasonable cause to know that such person intended to use it in the commission of a crime of violence.
Prohibits any licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from transferring a firearm to any person (other than a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer) unless the transferee is provided with a secure gun storage or safety device. Authorizes the Attorney General to suspend or revoke any firearms license, or to subject the licensee to a civil penalty of up to $10,000, if the licensee has knowingly violated this prohibition.
Prohibits keeping a loaded firearm or an unloaded firearm and ammunition within any premises knowing or recklessly disregarding the risk that a child: (1) is capable of gaining access to it; and (2) will use the firearm to cause death or serious bodily injury.
Requires the parent or legal guardian of a child to ensure that a child attending a gun show is accompanied by an adult.
Authorizes the Attorney General to provide grants to enable local law enforcement agencies to develop and sponsor gun safety classes for parents and children.
Expresses the sense of Congress that each school district should provide or participate in a firearms safety program for students.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 7, 2003 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
- Jan 7, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prevent children's access to firearms.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Accident prevention
- Administrative remedies
- Ammunition
- Assault weapons
- Child safety
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal negligence
- Curricula
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Emergency Management
- Exhibitions
- Families
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Fines (Penalties)
- Firearms
- Firearms control
- Firearms injuries
- Juvenile delinquency
- Law
- Licenses
- Parent-school relationships
- Parents
- Product safety
- Recidivists
- Safety measures
- Secondary education
- Sports and Recreation
- Storage
- Students
- Trade fairs
- Youth violence
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
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