Safe Guns, Safe Kids Act
Bill: H.R.6370 | Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa (D-MI)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Safe Guns, Safe Kids Act
This bill establishes federal statutory requirements to regulate the storage of firearms on residential premises.
Specifically, the bill requires firearms on residential premises to be safely stored if (1) a minor is reasonably likely to gain access without permission, and (2) a minor obtains the firearm and uses it in a crime or causes injury or death to themselves or another individual.
An individual who violates the requirements is subject to criminal penalties.

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the 
           safe storage of firearms, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Safe Guns, Safe Kids Act''.

SEC. 2. SECURE GUN STORAGE OR SAFETY DEVICE.

    Section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Secure gun storage by owners.--
                    ``(A) Offense.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), it shall be unlawful for a person 
                        to knowingly store or keep any firearm 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--
                                    ``(I) the person knows, or 
                                reasonably should know, that a minor is 
                                likely to gain access to the firearm 
                                without the permission of the parent or 
                                guardian of the minor; and
                                    ``(II) a minor obtains the firearm 
                                and uses the firearm in the commission 
                                of a crime or causes injury or death to 
                                such minor, or any other individual.
                            ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall not 
                        apply to a person if the person--
                                    ``(I) keeps the firearm--
                                            ``(aa) secure using a 
                                        secure gun storage or safety 
                                        device; or
                                            ``(bb) in a location which 
                                        a reasonable person would 
                                        believe to be secure; or
                                    ``(II) carries the firearm on his 
                                or her person or within such close 
                                proximity thereto that the person can 
                                readily retrieve and use the firearm as 
                                if the person carried the firearm on 
                                his or her person.
                    ``(B) Penalty.--Whoever violates subparagraph (A) 
                shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not 
                more than 5 years, or both.
                    ``(C) Minor defined.--In this paragraph, the term 
                `minor' means an individual who is less than 18 years 
                of age.''.
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