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HR 3207 107th Congress House

Accidental Shooting Prevention Act of 2001

Official title: 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 … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: November 1, 2001 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement AmmunitionCommerceFines (Penalties)Firearms
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 27, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Nov 2, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1980-1981)
Nov 1, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 27, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Accidental Shooting Prevention Act of 2001 - 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, 2004, 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.

Specifies that compliance with such provision shall not relieve any person from liability at common law or under State statutory law to any other person.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 18, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 2002
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Nov 1, 2001
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Nov 1, 2001
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Nov 1, 2001
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 1, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 1, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 1, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 1, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 1, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3207: Accidental Shooting Prevention Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3207/
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"H.R. 3207: Accidental Shooting Prevention Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3207/.
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