,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ah1        
#bjai,mr4 ,rush introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,consumer        
,product ,safety ,commission1 in        
consultation with the ,director of the  
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms
 and ,explosives1 the ,director of the  
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention1 and the ,director of the   
,national ,institutes of ,health1 to    
conduct a study on the safety and       
efficacy of tasers and firearms1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,,taser       
,access1 ,safety1 and ,effectiveness    
,review and ,study ,act or the ,,tasers 
,act4  #b4 ,study on taser and firearm  
safety  7a7 ,study ,the ,consumer       
,product ,safety ,commission1 in        
consultation with the ,director of the  
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms

 and ,explosives1 the ,director of the  
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention1 and the ,director of the   
,national ,institutes of ,health1 shall 
conduct a national study of firearms and
 tasers to determine--  7#a7 the number 
of successful self-defense attempts with
 each type of weapon2  7#b7 the number  
of accidental discharges or misfires    
with each type of weapon2  7#c7 the     
types of injuries sustained1 and their  
severity with each type of weapon2 and  
7#d7 the long-term health implications  
of being shot by a firearm or           
electrocuted by a taser4  7b7 ,report   
,not later than #b years after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,consumer ,product ,safety ,commission  
shall submit to the ,congress a written 
report containing the--  7#a7 results of
 the study2 and  7#b7 any conclusions   
and recommendations of the ,commission4 
#c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,firearm ,the term firearm has the      
meaning given to the term in section    

#iba7;a77#c77;,a7 of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,taser ,the term   
taser means a hand-held device designed 
to expel by means of an explosive two   
electrical contacts 7barbs7 connected by
 two wires attached to a high-voltage   
source4