HR 4965
Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act
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Bill overview
The Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act aims to reduce firearm-related accidents and deaths by promoting safe storage practices. It directs the Attorney General to create voluntary best practices for firearm storage, establish a grant program to distribute safe storage devices, and require firearm manufacturers to include a notice about safe storage on new firearms. The bill also expands requirements for firearm sales to include rifles, shotguns, and handguns, and establishes a reporting system to track the distribution of safe storage devices.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
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