I 
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. 
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. NOR-
TON, 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 
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 Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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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 insert-
ing ‘‘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 incor-
porated into the design of, the device’’ before the period. 
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SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT A GUN SELLER HAVE A COM-
PATIBLE 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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 no-
tice 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 
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LICENSED
MANUFACTURERS, 
LICENSED
IM-
PORTERS, AND LICENSED DEALERS’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Attorney General’’. 
SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that any funds col-
lected 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 de-
vices, or for a campaign to raise public awareness about 
the use of the devices. 
Æ 
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