,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eida  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjah,mr4   
,langev9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1    
,mr4 ,quigley1 & ,ms4 ,norton7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition 
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = 
a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !  
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
prev5t *ild injuries & dea?s by fire>ms4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,*ild ,gun ,access ,prev5tion ,act4 
#b4 ,*ild access prev5tion grants to    
,/ates  7a7 ,au?orization ,! ,attorney  
,g5]al %all1 subject to ! availability (
 appropriations1 make grants to ,/ates t
 h 9 place a *ild access prev5tion law  
t1 at a m9imum1 has sub/antially simil> 
requirem5ts to ^? "u subsection 7c71 = !
 purpose ( implem5t+ or c>ry+ out su* a 
law1 includ+ educat+ ! public ab\t su*  
law4  7b7 ,application ,! *ief executive

 ( a ,/ate seek+ a grant "u ?is section 
%all submit an application to !         
,attorney ,g5]al at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1
 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,attorney  
,g5]al may reasonably require4  7c7     
,requirem5ts = *ild access prev5tion    
laws ,! requirem5ts = a *ild access     
prev5tion law describ$ 9 ?is subsection 
are z foll[s3 7#a7 ,except z o!rwise    
provid$ 9 ?is subsection1 ! law provides
 t x is unlawful = an adult to leave a  
unsecur$ fire>m own$ or controll$ by !  
adult 9 a mann] t ! adult kn[s or       
reasonably %\ld "k is accessible to a   
*ild4  7#b7 ,= purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71
 an adult %all be consid]$ to h left a  
fire>m unsecur$ ) respect to a *ild if--
  7,a7 ! fire>m is n secur$1 unless !   
adult is c>ry+ ! fire>m or ! fire>m is  
readily accessible to ! adult2 or  7,b7 
! fire>m is secur$1 & ! adult kn[s or   
reasonably %\ld "k t ! *ild c unsecure !
 fire>m4  7#c7 ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7  
,! t]m adult means a p]son :o has atta9$
 #ah ye>s ( age4  7,b7 ,! t]m *ild means

 a p]son :o has n atta9$ #ah ye>s ( age4
  7,c7 ,! t]m secur$ means 9 a lock$    
conta9] 7su* z a safe71 or r5d]$        
inop]able by means ( a tamp]-resi/ant   
lock or o!r secure gun /orage or safety 
device4  7,d7 ,! t]m fire>m has ! mean+ 
giv5 t t]m 9 section #iba ( title #ah1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,p>agraph    
7#a7 %all n apply to an adult ) respect 
to a *ild & a fire>m if--  7,a7  7i7 !  
adult is directly sup]vis+ ! *ild :ile !
 *ild is 9 possession ( ! fire>m2 &     
7ii7 a p>5t or gu>dian ( ! *ild has     
cons5t$ to ! sup]vision2 or  7,b7 ! *ild
 accesses ! fire>m ?r\gh an un=eseeable 
trespass4  7#e7 ,a law %all be consid]$ 
to comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is         
subsection if ! law provides t !        
prohibition "u p>agraph 7#a7 applies--  
7,a7 only 9 ! case t a *ild accesses !  
fire>m1 or a *ild accesses ! fire>m & a 
crime or fur!r h>m occurs z a result2 or
  7,b7 reg>dless ( :e!r a *ild accesses 
! fire>m4  7#f7 ,a law %all be consid]$ 
to comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is         

subsection if ! law provides t !        
prohibition "u p>agraph 7#a7 applies--  
7,a7 only 9 ! case t ! unsecur$ fire>m  
is load$2 or  7,b7 reg>dless ( :e!r !   
unsecur$ fire>m is load$4  7d7 ,report  
,a ,/ate receiv+ a grant "u ?is section 
%all submit an annual report to !       
,attorney ,g5]al conta9+1 = ! previ\s   
ye>--  7#a7 a description ( ! use ( !   
grant funds2  7#b7 ! numb] ( *ildr5 :o 7
 injur$ & ! numb] ( *ildr5 :o 7 kill$ by
 fire>ms 9 t ,/ate2  7#c7 ! numb] (     
adults :o 7 prosecut$ "u ! law describ$ 
9 subsection 7a71 & ! numb] ( su* adults
 :o 7 convict$2 &  7#d7 su* additional  
in=mation z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may      
reasonably require4  7e7 ,ma9t5ance (   
ef=t ,any ,f$]al funds receiv$ by a     
,/ate "u ?is section %all be us$ to     
supplem5t1 n supplant1 non-,f$]al funds 
t w\ld o!rwise be available = ! purposes
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7f7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4

  #c4 ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &      
,prev5tion  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o 
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1
 ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease
 ,control & ,prev5tion1 %all conduct a  
/udy1 & submit to ,congress a report1 on
 *ild injuries & dea?s result+ f fire>ms
 & on practices = ! safe /orage (       
fire>ms4  7b7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,= purposes ( c>ry+ out  
subsection 7a71 !re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #aj1jjj1jjj4  #d4           
,requirem5ts applicable to fire>ms      
deal]s ,section #ibc ( title #ah1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7m7 ,ea* lic5s$ deal] %all  
provide to ea* p]son to :om ! lic5see   
sells a fire>m a docum5t t conta9s gun  
safety in=mation1 includ+ safe /orage   
practices1 z ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all    
prescribe1 :i* %all be set =? 9         
easy-to-und]/& language4  4