[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4201 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4201

  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 16, 2023

   Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Frost, and Ms. 
   DeLauro) 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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