,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bg1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,engel 7for himself and ,mr4 ,grijalva7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
regulate the sale of cases and covers   
that resemble firearms1 to amend the    
,consumer ,product ,safety ,improvement 
,act of #bjjh with respect to the       
regulation of toy1 look-alike1 and      
imitation firearms1 and to provide      
penalties for a violation of such       
regulations4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,gun           
,look-,alike ,case ,act4  #b4           
,prohibition on toy1 look-alike1 and    
imitation firearms  7a7 ,amendment      
,title ,i of the ,consumer ,product     
,safety ,improvement ,act of #bjjh 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #abgh;a et seq47 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
section3  #aji4 ,prohibition on toy1    
look-alike1 and imitation firearms  7a7 

,acts prohibited ,it shall be unlawful  
for any person to manufacture1 enter    
into commerce1 ship1 transport1 or      
receive any toy1 look-alike1 or         
imitation firearm unless such firearm   
contains1 or has affixed to it1 a       
marking approved by the ,commission1 as 
provided subsection 7b74  7b7           
,distinctive marking or device2         
exception2 waiver2 adjustments and      
changes  7#a7 ,in general ,except as    
provided in paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c71 each
 toy1 look-alike1 or imitation firearm  
shall have as an integral part1         
permanently affixed1 a blaze orange plug
 inserted in the barrel of such toy1    
look-alike1 or imitation firearm4 ,such 
plug shall be recessed no more than #f  
millimeters from the muzzle end of the  
barrel of such firearm4  7#b7           
,alternative markings ,the ,commission  
may issue regulations to provide for an 
alternate marking or device for any toy1
 look-alike1 or imitation firearm not   
capable of being marked as provided in  

paragraph 7#a7 and may waive the        
requirement of any such marking or      
device for any toy1 look-alike1 or      
imitation firearm that will only be used
 in the theatrical1 movie1 or television
 industry4 ,the ,commission is          
authorized to make adjustments and      
changes in the marking system provided  
for by this section1 after consulting   
with interested persons4  7#c7          
,applicability of former regulations    
,unless and until the ,commission issues
 regulations approving other markings or
 providing an alternate marking or      
device under this subsection1 part #aaej
 of title #ae1 ,code of ,federal        
,regulations1 as in effect on the day   
before the date of enactment of this    
,act1 shall apply as if promulgated by  
the ,commission4 ,markings approved     
under section #aaej4c of such part shall
 be considered markings approved by the 
,commission for purposes of subsection  
7a74  7c7 ,look-,alike ,firearm ,defined
 ,for purposes of this section1 the term

 look-alike firearm means any imitation 
of any original firearm which was       
manufactured1 designed1 and produced    
since #ahih1 including and limited to   
toy guns1 water guns1 replica nonguns1  
air-soft guns firing nonmetallic        
projectiles1 and cases and covers for   
products where such case or cover has   
the appearance1 shape1 or configuration 
of a firearm4 ,such term does not       
include any look-alike1 nonfiring1      
collector replica of an antique firearm 
developed prior to #ahih1 or traditional
 ,b-,b1 paint-ball1 or pellet-firing air
 guns that expel a projectile through   
the force of air pressure4  7d7         
,treatment of ,violation ,a violation of
 subsection 7a7 shall be treated as a   
violation of section #ai7;a77#a7 of the 
,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjfh7;a77#a774  7e7          
,treatment as ,consumer ,product ,safety
 ,standards2 ,effect on ,state ,laws    
,subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall be       
considered consumer product safety      

standards under the ,consumer ,product  
,safety ,act4  7f7 ,preemption of ,state
 or local laws or ordinances2 exceptions
 ,the provisions of this section shall  
supersede any provision of ,state or    
local laws or ordinances which provide  
for markings or identification          
inconsistent with provisions of this    
section provided that no ,state shall-- 
7#a7 prohibit the sale or manufacture of
 any look-alike1 nonfiring1 collector   
replica of an antique firearm developed 
prior to #ahih2 or  7#b7 prohibit the   
sale 7other than prohibiting the sale to
 minors7 of traditional ,b-,b1 paint    
ball1 or pellet-firing air guns that    
expel a projectile through the force of 
air pressure4  4  7b7 ,repeal ,section  
#d of the ,federal ,energy ,management  
,improvement ,act of #aihh 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #ejja7 is repealed4