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Shown Here: Introduced in House (01/04/2021)
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H.R. 130 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 130
To require the safe storage of firearms and ammunition, and to require
the investigation of reports of improper storage of firearms or
ammunition.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 4, 2021
Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To require the safe storage of firearms and ammunition, and to require
the investigation of reports of improper storage of firearms or
ammunition.
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 ``Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe
Storage Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPROPER STORAGE OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION.
(a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(aa)(1)(A) It shall be unlawful for a person to store or keep any
firearm or ammunition that has moved in, or that has otherwise
affected, interstate or foreign commerce, on the premises of a
residence under the control of the person if the person knows, or
reasonably should know, that--
``(i) an individual who has not attained 18 years of age is
likely to gain access to the firearm or ammunition without the
permission of the parent or guardian of the individual; or
``(ii) an individual who resides at the residence is
ineligible to possess a firearm under Federal, State, or local
law.
``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a person with respect to
a firearm or ammunition for the firearm if the person keeps the
firearms and ammunition--
``(i) secured, unloaded, and separately, in a safe
certified by the Attorney General, and locked with a trigger
lock certified by the Attorney General; or
``(ii) off the premises at a storage facility, or gun
range, certified by the Attorney General.''.
(b) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(8)(A)(i) Whoever, in a civil action, is found to have violated
section 922(aa) with respect to a firearm and the violation is not
found to have resulted in a discharge of the firearm, shall be fined
not more than $5,000.
``(ii) Whoever, in a criminal action, is found to have violated
section 922(aa) with respect to a firearm and the violation is found to
have resulted in a discharge of the firearm, shall be fined not less
than $50,000 and not more than $100,000, imprisoned not more than 20
years, or both.
``(B) On conviction of a person for violating section 922(aa) with
respect to a firearm or ammunition, the court shall order the Attorney
General to seize and store the firearm or ammunition, at the expense of
the owner of the firearm or ammunition, at a facility that is--
``(i) certified by the Attorney General for the safe
storage of firearms or ammunition; and
``(ii) not owned, leased, or controlled by the person or
the owner of the firearm or ammunition or by any person who is
a relative of, or is associated with, the person or the
owner.''.
(c) Certification of Safes and Safe Storage Facilities.--Within 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General
shall provide for the certification of safes and safe storage
facilities for firearms and ammunition.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) Investigation of Reports of Improper Storage of Firearms or
Ammunition.--Beginning with the effective date of the amendments made
by this section, the Attorney General, through the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, shall investigate all reports that a
person is improperly storing a firearm or ammunition.
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