Toy Gun Marking Improvement Act

Toy Gun Marking Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988 to exclude from the definition of "look-alike firearm" under imitation firearm marking requirements any toy replica of an antique firearm developed prior to 1898. Prohibits states or local subdivisions from prohibiting the sale or manufacture of toy replicas of such antique firearms.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1566 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1566

To provide a technical correction to the Federal preemption of State or 
 local laws concerning the markings and identification of imitation or 
            toy firearms entering into interstate commerce.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 2005

   Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide a technical correction to the Federal preemption of State or 
 local laws concerning the markings and identification of imitation or 
            toy firearms entering into interstate commerce.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Toy Gun Marking Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. PREEMPTION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAWS CONCERNING THE MARKINGS AND 
              IDENTIFICATION OF IMITATION OR TOY FIREARMS.

    Section 4(g) of the Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 
1988 (15 U.S.C. 5001(g)) is amended by striking ``which provide for 
markings'' and all that follows through ``firearm developed prior to 
1898; or'' and inserting the following: ``relating to markings, 
identification, or sale of toy, look-alike, and imitation firearms. No 
State or local subdivision shall--
            ``(1) prohibit the sale or manufacture of any look-alike, 
        nonfiring, toy or collector replica of an antique firearm 
        developed prior to 1898; or''.
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