ADVISORY/U.S. Senator Corzine and Representative Kennedy to Demand Consumer Protections on Firearms at News Conference.News Editors/Government Writers ADVISORY...for Tuesday (June 10) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2003 Consumer Federation of America The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1968 to advance the consumer interest through research, education and advocacy. According to CFA's website, its members are approximately 300 consumer-oriented non-profits, which themselves have : -- Corzine and Kennedy to Introduce Legislation with Gun Industry Whistleblower whis·tle·blow·er or whis·tle-blow·er or whistle blower n. One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority: "The Pentagon's most famous whistleblower is . . Robert Ricker and Leading Consumer Advocate and CFA (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986) Signed into law in 1986, the CFA was a significant step forward in criminalizing unauthorized access to computer systems and networks. The Act applies to "federal interest computers" that include any system used by the U.S. Chair Howard Metzenbaum Howard Morton Metzenbaum (born June 4 1917) is an American left-wing politician who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate (1974, 1976–1995). -- Tuesday, June 10, 11:00 a.m., Russell Senate Office Bldg. Room 188 Co-sponsors Senator Jon Corzine Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the Governor of New Jersey. He was sworn into office on January 17, 2006, for a four-year term ending in 2010. He represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2001 until 2006, when he stepped down to take his seat as (D-NJ) and Representative Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy (c. 1823 – November 22, 1858) was the father of Patrick Joseph Kennedy and great grandfather to former United States President John F. (D-RI) will be joined by gun industry whistleblower Robert Ricker and retired Senator and Consumer Federation of America Chairman Howard Metzenbaum on Tuesday, June 10, to introduce The Firearms Safety and Consumer Protection Act. This legislation would require the gun industry to comply with the same health and safety regulations as virtually all other products sold in America. The bill would give the Department of Justice consumer protection authority to regulate the design, manufacture, and distribution of firearms and ammunition, including the ability to: set safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. , issue recalls and warnings, collect data on gun-related deaths and injuries, and ban products that cause unreasonable risk of injury or death.
WHO: Senator Jon Corzine and Representative Patrick Kennedy
Howard Metzenbaum, retired U.S. Senator and CFA chair
Robert Ricker, former executive director of the American
Shooting Sports Council, Inc. (ASSC) and former lawyer and
lobbyist for the National Rifle Association (NRA)
Bryan Miller, executive director of CeaseFire NJ and CeaseFire
PA and surviving brother of FBI agent Mike Miller, who was
killed with an assault weapon November 1994 at Washington, DC Police Headquarters
Amy Sisley, Physicians for Social Responsibility board member
and assistant professor of the surgery/trauma division at the
Maryland Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Hospital
WHAT: Introduction of The Firearms Safety and Consumer Protection
Act
WHERE: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 188
WHEN: Tuesday, June 10, 2003, 11:00 a.m.
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