,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ad1 #bjad ,ms4
 ,kelly of ,illinois introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,federal      
,trade ,commission to prescribe rules   
prohibiting the marketing of firearms to
 children1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,children's ,firearm ,marketing     
,safety ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition of      
marketing firearms to children  7a7     
,conduct prohibited ,not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,federal ,trade          
,commission shall promulgate rules in   
accordance with section #eec of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to prohibit  
any person from marketing firearms to   
children4 ,such rules shall include the 
following3  7#a7 ,a prohibition on the  
use of cartoon characters to promote    
firearms and firearm products4  7#b7 ,a 

prohibition on firearm brand name       
merchandise marketed for children 7such 
as hats1 t-shirts1 and stuffed animals74
  7#c7 ,a prohibition on the use of     
firearm marketing campaigns with the    
specific intent to appeal to children4  
7#d7 ,a prohibition on the manufacturing
 of a gun with colors or designs that   
are specifically designed with the      
purpose to appeal to children4  7#e7 ,a 
prohibition on the manufacturing of a   
gun intended for use by children that   
does not clearly and conspicuously note 
the risk posed by the firearm by        
labeling somewhere visible on the       
firearm any of the following3  7,a7     
,real gun1 not a toy44  7,b7 ,actual    
firearm the use of which may result in  
death or serious bodily injury44  7,c7  
,dangerous weapon4  7,d7 ,other similar 
language determined by the ,federal     
,trade ,commission4  7b7 ,enforcement   
7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive acts or       
practices ,a violation of a rule        
promulgated under subsection 7a7 shall  

be treated as a violation of a          
regulation under section                
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade 
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 regarding unfair or  
deceptive acts or practices4  7#b7      
,powers of ,commission ,the ,federal    
,trade ,commission shall enforce this   
,act in the same manner1 by the same    
means1 and with the same jurisdiction as
 though all applicable terms and        
provisions of the ,federal ,trade       
,commission ,act were incorporated into 
and made a part of this ,act4 ,any      
person who violates the regulations     
promulgated under subsection 7a7 shall  
be subject to the penalties and entitled
 to the privileges and immunities       
provided in the ,federal ,trade         
,commission ,act4  7c7 ,actions by      
,states  7#a7 ,in general ,in any case  
in which the attorney general of a      
,state has reason to believe that an    
interest of the residents of such ,state
 has been or is threatened or adversely 

affected by an act or practice in       
violation of a rule promulgated under   
subsection 7a71 the ,state1 as parens   
patriae1 may bring a civil action on    
behalf of the residents of the ,state in
 an appropriate ,state court to--  7,a7 
enjoin such act or practice2  7,b7      
enforce compliance with such rule2  7,c7
 obtain damages1 restitution1 or other  
compensation on behalf of residents of  
the ,state2 or  7,d7 obtain such other  
legal and equitable relief as the court 
may consider to be appropriate4  7#b7   
,notice ,before filing an action under  
this subsection1 the attorney general1  
official1 or agency of the ,state       
involved shall provide to the ,federal  
,trade ,commission a written notice of  
such action and a copy of the complaint 
for such action4 ,if the attorney       
general1 official1 or agency determines 
that it is not feasible to provide the  
notice described in this paragraph      
before the filing of the action1 the    
attorney general1 official1 or agency   

shall provide written notice of the     
action and a copy of the complaint to   
the ,federal ,trade ,commission         
immediately upon the filing of the      
action4  7#c7 ,authority of ,federal    
,trade ,commission  7,a7 ,in general ,on
 receiving notice under paragraph 7#b7  
of an action under this subsection1 the 
,federal ,trade ,commission shall have  
the right--  7i7 to intervene in the    
action2  7ii7 upon so intervening1 to be
 heard on all matters arising therein2  
and  7iii7 to file petitions for appeal4
  7,b7 ,limitation on ,state action     
while ,federal action is pending ,if the
 ,federal ,trade ,commission or the     
,attorney ,general of the ,united       
,states has instituted a civil action   
for violation of a rule promulgated     
under subsection 7a7 7referred to in    
this subparagraph as the ,federal       
action71 no ,state attorney general1    
official1 or agency may bring an action 
under this subsection during the        
pendency of the ,federal action against 

any defendant named in the complaint in 
the ,federal action for any violation of
 such rule alleged in such complaint4   
7#d7 ,rule of construction ,for purposes
 of bringing a civil action under this  
subsection1 nothing in this ,act shall  
be construed to prevent an attorney     
general1 official1 or agency of a ,state
 from exercising the powers conferred on
 the attorney general1 official1 or     
agency by the laws of such ,state to    
conduct investigations1 administer oaths
 and affirmations1 or compel the        
attendance of witnesses or the          
production of documentary and other     
evidence4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3  7#a7 ,child ,the term child   
means an individual that is less than   
#ah years of age4  7#b7 ,firearm ,the   
term firearm has the meaning given that 
term in section #iba of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code4