II 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1992 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms 

importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with 

respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 19, 2017 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. WARREN, Mr. 

CASEY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and Ms. DUCKWORTH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally 

licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers 

to meet certain requirements with respect to securing 

their firearms inventory, business records, and business 

premises. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safety Enhancements 

5 for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective Firearm 

6 Storage Act’’ or the ‘‘SECURE Firearm Storage Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERALLY LI2 CENSED FIREARMS IMPORTERS, MANUFAC3 TURERS, AND DEALERS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 923 of title 18, United 

5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(m) SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) RELATION TO PROVISION GOVERNING GUN

9 SHOWS.—This subsection shall apply to a licensed 

10 importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 

11 except as provided in subsection (j). 

12 ‘‘(2) FIREARM STORAGE.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person who is a li14 censed importer, licensed manufacturer, or li15 censed dealer shall keep and store each firearm 

16 in the business inventory of the licensee at the 

17 premises covered by the license. 

18 ‘‘(B) MEANS OF STORAGE.—When the 

19 premises covered by the license are not open for 

20 business, the licensee shall, with respect to each 

21 firearm in the business inventory of the li22 censee— 

23 ‘‘(i) secure the firearm with a hardened steel rod 1 24 ⁄4 inch thick through the 

25 space between the trigger guard, and the 

26 frame or receiver, of the firearm, with— 


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1 ‘‘(I) the steel rod secured by a 

2 hardened steel lock that has a shackle; 

3 ‘‘(II) the lock and shackle pro4 tected or shielded from the use of a 

5 bolt cutter; and 

6 ‘‘(III) the rod anchored to pre7 vent the removal of the firearm from 

8 the premises; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) store the firearm in— 

10 ‘‘(I) a locked fireproof safe; 

11 ‘‘(II) a locked gun cabinet (and if 

12 the locked gun cabinet is not steel, 

13 each firearm within the cabinet shall 

14 be secured with a hardened steel rod 

1 15 ⁄4 inch thick, protected or shielded 

16 from the use of a bolt cutter and an17 chored to prevent the removal of the 

18 firearm from the premises); or 

19 ‘‘(III) a locked vault. 

20 ‘‘(3) PAPER RECORD STORAGE.—When the 

21 premises covered by the license are not open for 

22 business, the licensee shall store each paper record 

23 of the business inventory and firearm transactions 

24 of, and other dispositions of firearms by, the licensee 


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1 at the premises in a secure location such as a locked 

2 fireproof safe or locked vault. 

3 ‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.— 

4 The Attorney General may, by regulation, prescribe 

5 such additional security requirements as the Attor6 ney General determines appropriate with respect to 

7 the firearms business conducted by a licensed im8 porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, 

9 such as requirements relating to the use of— 

10 ‘‘(A) alarm and security camera systems; 

11 ‘‘(B) site hardening; and 

12 ‘‘(C) other measures necessary to reduce 

13 the risk of theft at the business premises of a 

14 licensee.’’. 

15 (b) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18, United 

16 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(q) PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FIRE19 ARMS LICENSEE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

21 ‘‘(A) PENALTY.—With respect to a viola22 tion by a licensee of section 923(m) or a regula23 tion issued under that section, the Attorney 

24 General, after notice and opportunity for hear25 ing— 


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1 ‘‘(i) in the case of the first violation 

2 or related series of violations on the same 

3 date, shall subject the licensee to a civil 

4 penalty in an amount equal to not less 

5 than $1,000 and not more than $10,000; 

6 ‘‘(ii) in the case of the second viola7 tion or related series of violations on the 

8 same date— 

9 ‘‘(I) shall suspend the license 

10 issued to the licensee under this chap11 ter until the licensee cures the viola12 tion; and 

13 ‘‘(II) may subject the licensee to 

14 a civil penalty in an amount provided 

15 in clause (i); or 

16 ‘‘(iii) in the case of the third violation 

17 or related series of violations on the same 

18 date— 

19 ‘‘(I) shall revoke the license 

20 issued to the licensee under this chap21 ter; and 

22 ‘‘(II) may subject the licensee to 

23 a civil penalty in an amount provided 

24 in clause (i). 


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1 ‘‘(B) REVIEW.—An action of the Attorney 

2 General under this paragraph may be reviewed 

3 only as provided under section 923(f). 

4 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES.—The imposi5 tion of a civil penalty or suspension or revocation of 

6 a license under paragraph (1) shall not preclude any 

7 administrative remedy that is otherwise available to 

8 the Attorney General.’’. 

9 (c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 923 of 

10 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by 

12 striking ‘‘be in such form and contain only that’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘describe how the applicant plans to 

14 comply with subsection (m) and shall be in such 

15 form and contain only such other’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (d)(1)— 

17 (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

18 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

19 (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 

20 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(H) the Attorney General determines that the 

23 description in the application of how the applicant 

24 plans to comply with subsection (m) would, if imple25 mented, so comply.’’. 


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1 (d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 

2 (1) INITIAL FIREARM STORAGE REQUIRE3 MENTS.—Section 923(m)(2) of title 18, United 

4 States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 

5 effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of 

6 enactment of this Act. 

7 (2) INITIAL PAPER RECORDS STORAGE RE8 QUIREMENTS.—Section 923(m)(3) of title 18, 

9 United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 

10 shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act. 

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