119-hr4152

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4152 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4152

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to require a gun lock to be 
 provided to every firearm purchaser.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 26, 2025

Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, 
 Ms. Brownley, Mr. Case, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
 Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of 
 Pennsylvania, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
 Ramirez, Ms. Ross, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Simon, Ms. 
 Stansbury, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Torres of New 
York, Ms. Underwood, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, and 
 Mrs. Hayes) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to require a gun lock to be 
 provided to every firearm purchaser.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Storage Saves Lives Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT A COMPATIBLE GUN LOCK BE PROVIDED TO EVERY 
 FIREARM PURCHASER.

 

Section 922

    (z) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) by striking ``handgun'' each place it appears and 
 inserting ``firearm'';

    (2) in paragraph

    (1) --
        (A) by striking ``licensed importer, licensed 
 manufacturer, or licensed dealer'' and inserting 
 ``person'';
        (B) by striking ``person other than any person 
 licensed under this chapter'' and inserting ``other 
 person''; and
            (C) by striking ``for that'' and inserting 
 ``compatible with the''; and

    (3) in paragraph

    (2)
            (D) , by striking ``licensed 
 manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer'' and 
 inserting ``transferor''.

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF ``SECURE GUN STORAGE OR SAFETY 
 DEVICE''.

 

Section 921

    (a)

    (34)
            (C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ``provided with, or incorporated into the design of, the 
device'' before the period.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT A GUN SELLER HAVE A COMPATIBLE GUN LOCK 
 AVAILABLE FOR EVERY FIREARM OFFERED FOR SALE.

    (a) In General.--

Section 922

    (z) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (4) Requirement that a gun seller have a compatible gun 
 lock available for every firearm offered for sale.--It shall be 
 unlawful for any person to offer a firearm for sale unless the 
 person offers for sale a secure gun storage or safety device 
 that is compatible with the firearm.''.

    (b) Penalties.--

    (1) In general.--

Section 924

    (p) of such title is amended by 
 adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (3) Penalties on others.--With respect to each violation 
 of 

section 922

    (z)

    (4) by a person who is not a licensed 
 importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, the 
 Attorney General may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, 
 subject the violator to a civil penalty of not more than 
 $1,000.''.

    (2) Conforming amendments.--

Section 924

    (p)

    (1) of such title 
 is amended--
        (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``In 
 general'' and inserting ``Penalties on licensed 
 manufacturers, licensed importers, and licensed 
 dealers''; and
        (B) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``Secretary'' 
 and inserting ``Attorney General''.

SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

 It is the sense of the Congress that any funds collected through 
fines for violations of 

section 922

    (z)

    (4) of title 18, United States 
Code, be used for the distribution of free or reduced-cost secure gun 
storage or safety devices, or for a campaign to raise public awareness 
about the use of the devices.
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