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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2665
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 11, 2013
Ms. Jackson Lee
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety
devices.
1.
Gun storage and safety
devices for all firearms
(a)
Secure gun
storage or safety devices by federal firearms licensees
Section
922(z) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(z) It shall be
unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer
to sell, transfer, or deliver any firearm to any person (other than a licensed
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer) unless the transferee is
provided with a secure gun storage or safety
device.
.
(b)
Penalties
Section
924(p) of such title is amended to read as follows:
(p) The Attorney
General may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke any
license issued under this chapter or may subject the licensee to a civil
penalty of not more than $10,000 if the holder of such license has knowingly
violated section 922(z). The actions of the Attorney General under this
subsection may be reviewed only as provided in section
923(f).
.
(c)
Effective
date
The amendments made by this section shall be effective 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.