,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #age  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,griffith introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend chapter #dd of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to more     
comprehensively address the interstate  
transportation of firearms or           
ammunition4  #a4 ,interstate            
transportation of firearms or ammunition
  7a7 ,in general ,section #ibf;,a of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  #ibf;,a4   
,interstate transportation of firearms  
or ammunition  7a7 ,notwithstanding any 
provision of any law1 rule1 or          
regulation of a ,state or any political 
subdivision thereof3  7#a7 ,a person who
 is not prohibited by this chapter from 
possessing1 transporting1 shipping1 or  
receiving a firearm or ammunition shall 
be entitled to transport a firearm for  
any lawful purpose from any place where 

the person may lawfully possess1 carry1 
or transport the firearm to any other   
such place if1 during the               
transportation1 the firearm is unloaded1
 and--  7,a7 if the transportation is by
 motor vehicle1 the firearm is not      
directly accessible from the passenger  
compartment of the vehicle1 and1 if the 
vehicle is without a compartment        
separate from the passenger compartment1
 the firearm is in a locked container   
other than the glove compartment or     
console1 or is secured by a secure gun  
storage or safety device2 or  7,b7 if   
the transportation is by other means1   
the firearm is in a locked container or 
secured by a secure gun storage or      
safety device4  7#b7 ,a person who is   
not prohibited by this chapter from     
possessing1 transporting1 shipping1 or  
receiving a firearm or ammunition shall 
be entitled to transport ammunition1 or 
any detachable magazine or feeding      
device for ammunition1 for any lawful   
purpose from any place where the person 

may lawfully possess1 carry1 or         
transport the ammunition1 magazine1 or  
feeding device to any other such place  
if1 during the transportation1 the      
ammunition1 magazine1 or feeding device 
is not loaded into a firearm1 and--     
7,a7 if the transportation is by motor  
vehicle1 the ammunition1 magazine1 or   
feeding device is not directly          
accessible from the passenger           
compartment of the vehicle1 and1 if the 
vehicle is without a compartment        
separate from the passenger compartment1
 the ammunition1 magazine1 or feeding   
device is in a locked container other   
than the glove compartment or console2  
or  7,b7 if the transportation is by    
other means1 the ammunition1 magazine1  
or feeding device is in a locked        
container4  7b7 ,in subsection 7a71 the 
term transport includes staying in      
temporary lodging overnight1 stopping   
for food1 fuel1 vehicle maintenance1 an 
emergency1 medical treatment1 and any   
other activity incidental to the        

transport1 but does not include         
transportation--  7#a7 with the intent  
to commit a crime punishable by         
imprisonment for a term exceeding one   
year that involves the use or threatened
 use of force against another2 or  7#b7 
with knowledge1 or reasonable cause to  
believe1 that such a crime is to be     
committed in the course of1 or arising  
from1 the transportation4  7c7  7#a7 ,a 
person who is transporting a firearm1   
ammunition1 magazine1 or feeding device 
may not be arrested or otherwise        
detained for violation of any law or any
 rule or regulation of a ,state or any  
political subdivision thereof related   
solely to the possession1               
transportation1 or carrying of firearms1
 ammunition1 magazine1 or feeding device
 unless there is probable cause to      
believe that the person is doing so in a
 manner not provided for in subsection  
7a74  7#b7 ,when a person asserts this  
section as a defense in a criminal      
proceeding1 the prosecution shall bear  

the burden of proving1 beyond a         
reasonable doubt1 that the conduct of   
the person did not satisfy the          
conditions set forth in subsection 7a74 
7#c7 ,when a person successfully asserts
 this section as a defense in a criminal
 proceeding1 the court shall award the  
prevailing defendant a reasonable       
attorney's fee4  7d7  7#a7 ,a person who
 is deprived of any right1 privilege1 or
 immunity secured by this section1      
section #ibf;,b or #ibf;,c1 under color 
of any statute1 ordinance1 regulation1  
custom1 or usage of any ,state or any   
political subdivision thereof1 may bring
 an action in any appropriate court     
against any other person1 including a   
,state or political subdivision thereof1
 who causes the person to be subject to 
the deprivation1 for damages and other  
appropriate relief4  7#b7 ,the court    
shall award a plaintiff prevailing in an
 action brought under paragraph 7#a7    
damages and such other relief as the    
court deems appropriate1 including a    

reasonable attorney's fee4  4  7b7      
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for such chapter is amended in 
the item relating to section #ibf;,a by 
striking firearms and inserting firearms
 or ammunition4