,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,ms4
 ,alsobrooks1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4       
,murphy1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,durbin1    
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,reed1
 ,mr4 ,markey1 and ,mr4 ,booker7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,federal ,trade ,commission to      
conduct a study and submit to ,congress 
a report on unfair or deceptive acts or 
practices that may be prevalent in the  
advertising or marketing of firearms and
 to issue regulations to prohibit unfair
 or deceptive acts or practices related 
to the advertising or marketing of      
firearms1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,responsible ,firearms ,marketing   
,act4  #b4 ,unfair or deceptive acts or 
practices related to the advertising or 

marketing of firearms  7a7 ,study and   
report by the ,federal ,trade           
,commission  7#a7 ,study  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the ,commission shall conduct a
 study1 using the ,commission's         
authority under section #f7;b7 of the   
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #df7;b771 regarding the       
advertising or marketing of firearms4   
,such study shall identify potentially  
unfair or deceptive acts or practices   
that may be prevalent in such           
advertising or marketing1 as well as any
 other information determined           
appropriate by the ,commission4  7,b7   
,considerations ,in conducting the study
 under subparagraph 7,a71 the           
,commission shall consider-- 7i7        
advertising or marketing materials that 
may-- 7,i7 be designed to appeal to     
individuals who are younger than #ah    
years of age2 or  7,,ii7 imply or       
encourage illegal use of the advertised 
or marketed product2 and  7ii7          
advertising or marketing of             

semiautomatic assault weapons4  7#b7    
,report ,not later than #b years after  
the date of the enactment of this       
section1 the ,commission shall submit to
 ,congress a report on the study        
conducted under paragraph 7#a71 together
 with such recommendations for          
legislation or administrative action as 
the ,commission determines appropriate4 
7#c7 ,exemption from ,paperwork         
,reduction ,act ,subchapter ,i of       
chapter #ce of title #dd1 ,united       
,states ,code1 shall not apply to the   
collection of information under         
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,regulations  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than #ah months  
after submitting the report required by 
subsection 7a77#b71 the ,commission     
shall promulgate regulations under      
section #eec of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 to prohibit any          
manufacturer1 dealer1 or importer of    
firearms from engaging in any unfair or 
deceptive act or practice related to the
 advertising or marketing of firearms4  

7#b7 ,requirements ,in promulgating     
regulations under paragraph 7#a71 the   
,commission shall address-- 7,a7 unfair 
or deceptive advertising or marketing   
that-- 7i7 may be designed to appeal to 
individuals who are younger than #ah    
years of age2  7ii7 may imply or        
encourage illegal use of the advertised 
or marketed product2 or  7iii7 relates  
to the sale of semiautomatic assault    
weapons2 and  7,b7 any other unfair or  
deceptive acts or practices related to  
the advertising or marketing of firearms
 by manufacturers1 dealers1 or importers
 of firearms4  7c7 ,enforcement  7#a7   
,unfair or deceptive acts or practices  
,a violation of a regulation promulgated
 under subsection 7b7 shall be treated  
as a violation of a rule defining an    
unfair or deceptive act or practice     
under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the   
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7#b7     
,powers of the ,commission  7,a7 ,in    
general ,the ,commission shall enforce  

the regulations promulgated under       
subsection 7b7 in the same manner1 by   
the same means1 and with the same       
jurisdiction1 powers1 and duties as     
though all applicable terms and         
provisions of the ,federal ,trade       
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 were incorporated into and made a 
part of this ,act4  7,b7 ,privileges and
 immunities ,any person who violates a  
regulation promulgated under subsection 
7b7 shall be subject to the penalties   
and entitled to the privileges and      
immunities provided in the ,federal     
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq474  7,c7 ,authority preserved
 ,nothing in this ,act shall be         
construed to limit the authority of the 
,commission under any other provision of
 law4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this        
section3 7#a7 ,commission ,the term     
,commission means the ,federal ,trade   
,commission4  7#b7 ,firearm2 importer2  
manufacturer2 dealer ,the terms firearm1
 importer1 manufacturer1 and dealer have

 the meanings given such terms in       
section #iba7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united  
,states ,code4