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SRES 133 105th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that every handgun sold in the United States should include a child safety device.

Introduced: October 9, 1997 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 105th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 9, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 9, 1997
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 Latest action October 9, 1997

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that every American handgun manufacturer should voluntarily begin equipping all new handguns with child safety devices.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 9, 1997
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Oct 9, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 133: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that every handgun sold in the United States should include a child safety device.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-133/
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"S. Res. 133: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that every handgun sold in the United States should include a child safety device.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-133/.
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S. Res. 133, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-133/.
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[S. Res. 133: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that every handgun sold in the United States should include a child safety device.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SRES-133/)
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