The Consumer Product Safety Commission and gun regulation

[BTR]

We've seen the arguments that "guns are more regulated than teddy bears" etc. These groups desire to place guns under the same regulation given to some other consumer products.

However, the argument that guns are unregulated is incorrect. Different agencies regulated different items. The Consumer Product Safety Commission doesn't regulated cars or drugs, other agencies do. It is the Treasury Department that regulates guns.

Here's information from the Consumer Product Safety Commission web page:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/103.html

"We have jurisdiction over about 15,000 types of consumer products, from automatic-drip coffee makers to toys to lawn mowers. Some types of products, however, are covered by other federal agencies. For example, cars, trucks and motorcycles are covered by the Department of Transportation; foods, drugs and cosmetics are covered by the Food and Drug Administration; and alcohol, tobacco and firearms are within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Treasury."

 

[Karanas]

As someone else once pointed out:
Name one other product you need permission from the FBI to buy!

 

[USP45usp]

I've noticed this "consumer regulation" theory going about. This only applies to major companies who make and sell a product but not to individuals (like grandma) who makes Teddy Bears for their grandchildren with needle and thread. We (gunowners) can't build or make a gun for our children / grandchildren; we can make dollies and clothes to sell at garage sells but not guns. To make a gun, you need permission. To own a gun (buy one), you need permission. To fire a gun, you need permission (within certain states and city limits). To carry a gun, you need permission. I don't see the feds stopping little girls in the store asking them if they have a permit to carry that dolly. I don't see the feds busting down grandma's door to see if she's making Teddy Bears. As for "safety regulations" I don't see Teddy Bear locks, dolly diaper locks, or even a manual safety on button eyes. I've never seen someone present a card to buy assories for barbie or dolly wets a lot dolls. Speaking of dolly wets dolls, do they mandate a "load" indicator, cause you never know. AD's happen all the time with them. Does one have to reach a certain age to buy / have a Teddy Bear? If you shove a Teddy behind the back seat of your car, is that illegal carry of a concealed Teddy Bear? If a child swallows a button eye and chokes to death (known to happen), should all Teddy Bears be banned; to save just one child? What about assult dollies and Teddy Bears? G.I. Joe, that Teddy that's all black with an extended paw; should it too be banned? I guess the last generation (not including mine) was the last one with common sense. Just got to thinking of the Teddy Bears they sold in the Uniform shop on base, the ones clad in camo's..... Militia Teddy Bears, oh my.

USP45usp

*Today in the news (ABC): Dolly Wets a lot sued for accidently discharging and hitting a local neighborhood child. Should we ban them or sue the companies for selling such a dangerous product?

*Today on CBS news: Dolly Wets a lot, an assult dolly that should be banned. Mother of child hit, "We should ban them. Over 13 children a day gets hit by dolly wets a lot. If we can just save one child from getting wet, it's worth it."

 

[BTR]

If we can't make a gun, what are the pistol kits in the Shotgun News for?