; or (C) the sale or distribution of a firearm to the Department of Defense. (b) Enforcement by Consumer Product Safety Commission (1) Treatment of violation Notwithstanding section 3(a)(5)(E) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)(E) ), a violation of subsection (a) or any rule promulgated by the Commission pursuant to paragraph (4) shall be treated as a violation of section 19(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(1) ). (2) Treatment as consumer product safety standards Notwithstanding section 3(a)(5)(E) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)(E) ), subsection (a) and any rule promulgated pursuant to paragraph (4) shall be considered consumer product safety rules. (3) Powers of Commission (A) In general The Commission shall enforce this section in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this section. (B) Privileges and immunities Any person who violates this section shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.). (4) Regulations The Commission, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of the National Institute of Justice, may promulgate such rules as the Commission considers appropriate to carry out this section. (c) Enforcement by States (1) In general In any case in which the attorney general of a State has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of the State has been or is threatened or adversely affected by the engagement of any person in a practice that violates subsection (a), the attorney general of the State may, as parens patriae, bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the State in an appropriate district court of the United States— (A) to enjoin further violation of such subsection by such person