,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bd1 #bjai,mr4 
,clay 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,kelly of      
,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,mr4 ,rush1  
,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4          
,schakowsky1 and ,ms4 ,norton7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to encourage    
,states to allow local governments to   
implement laws to reduce gun violence1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,local ,public ,health ,and ,safety     
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,findings        
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,when it comes to gun violence1 local   
laws serve the important purpose of     
addressing the unique issues and dangers
 facing each different community4  7#b7 
,most ,state constitutions generally    
allocate authority to local governments 
to regulate in the interests of the     
public health1 safety1 and welfare4     

,states that have removed authority from
 local governments to regulate guns and 
ammunition have created a dangerous     
exception to the traditional rule of    
local authority4  7#c7 ,broad ,state    
preemption statutes ignore important    
local variations that may necessitate   
distinct approaches to the problem of   
gun violence4 ,state preemption statutes
 threaten public safety because they    
prevent local governments from          
implementing customized solutions to gun
 violence in their communities4  7#d7   
,by mandating a one-size-fits-all       
approach to firearms regulation1        
preemption statutes deprive the public  
of a critical problem-solving           
resource--local innovation4 ,local      
governments are often the source of     
cutting-edge laws to reduce gun         
violence1 which are proven successful   
and later adopted at the statewide      
level4  7#e7 ,state preemption statutes 
impede local government's ability to    
fill regulatory gaps created by inaction

 at the ,state and ,federal level4      
,restrictions on ,state and ,federal    
resources also make an extra level of   
local involvement necessary to properly 
enforce many gun laws4 ,for example1    
local law enforcement may provide much  
needed oversight of gun businesses1     
which the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1
 ,firearms  ,explosives is too          
underfunded to provide4  7#f7 ,states   
should not prohibit or restrict a local 
government from imposing or implementing
 laws that are more restrictive than the
 laws of the relevant ,state with       
respect to--  7,a7 any background check 
requirement in relation to any firearm  
transaction2  7,b7 the ability to carry 
a firearm in public places or in        
locations owned or controlled by a unit 
of local government2  7,c7 any          
requirement relating to the sale of     
ammunition1 such as a limitation on the 
amount an individual is allowed to      
purchase at one time2  7,d7 any         
additional requirements relating to     

licensing or permitting the purchase of 
a firearm2  7,e7 any requirement that   
firearm owners safely store their       
firearms1 or prevent children or any    
other unauthorized person from accessing
 their firearms2  7,f7 taxes on the sale
 of firearms and ammunition1 unless the 
,state prohibits or restricts local     
governments from imposing such taxes on 
most other consumer products2  7,g7 the 
sale1 transfer1 or possession of        
specific types of unusually dangerous   
firearms and accessories1 such as       
assault weapons1 bump stocks1 and high  
capacity magazines2  7,h7 the discharge 
of firearms in public parks and other   
public places2  7,i7 zoning restrictions
 on gun dealers2 and  7,j7 purchasing or
 obtaining a firearm on behalf of a     
third party4  #c4 ,grants to reduce gun 
violence through local regulation  7a7  
,in general ,the ,attorney ,general may 
make grants to ,states that meet the    
eligibility requirements of subsection  
7b7 for the purposes described in       

subsection 7c77#d74  7b7 ,eligibility   
7#a7 ,in general ,to be eligible for a  
grant under this section1 a ,state may  
not through statute or regulation       
prohibit or restrict a local government 
from imposing laws that are more        
restrictive than the laws of the        
relevant ,state with respect to--  7,a7 
any background check requirement in     
relation to any firearm transaction2    
7,b7 the ability to carry a firearm in  
public places or in locations owned or  
controlled by a unit of local           
government2  7,c7 any requirement       
relating to the sale of ammunition1 such
 as a limitation on the amount an       
individual is allowed to purchase at one
 time2  7,d7 any additional requirements
 relating to licensing or permitting the
 purchase of a firearm2  7,e7 any       
requirement that firearm owners safely  
store their firearms1 or prevent        
children or any other unauthorized      
person from accessing their firearms2   
7,f7 taxes on the sale of firearms and  

ammunition1 unless the ,state prohibits 
or restricts local governments from     
imposing such taxes on most other       
consumer products2  7,g7 the sale1      
transfer1 or possession of specific     
types of unusually dangerous firearms   
and accessories1 such as assault        
weapons1 bump stocks1 and high capacity 
magazines2  7,h7 the discharge of       
firearms in public parks and other      
public places2  7,i7 zoning restrictions
 on gun dealers2 and  7,j7 purchasing or
 obtaining a firearm on behalf of a     
third party4  7#b7 ,application ,to     
receive a grant under this section1 a   
,state shall submit to the ,attorney    
,general an application at such time1 in
 such manner1 and containing such       
information as the ,attorney ,general   
may reasonably require4  7c7 ,subgrants 
7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state that receives
 a grant under this section shall use   
the grant to make subgrants to any local
 government that has enacted a law that 
is more restrictive than the laws of the

 ,state with respect to at least #a of  
the following3  7,a7 ,any background    
check requirement in relation to any    
firearm transaction4  7,b7 ,the ability 
to carry a firearm in public places or  
in locations owned or controlled by a   
unit of local government4  7,c7 ,any    
requirement relating to the sale of     
ammunition1 such as a limitation on the 
amount an individual is allowed to      
purchase at one time4  7,d7 ,any        
additional requirements relating to     
licensing or permitting the purchase of 
a firearm4  7,e7 ,any requirement that  
firearm owners safely store their       
firearms1 or prevent children or any    
other unauthorized person from accessing
 their firearms4  7,f7 ,taxes on the    
sale of firearms and ammunition1 unless 
the ,state prohibits or restricts local 
governments from imposing such taxes on 
most other consumer products4  7,g7 ,the
 sale1 transfer1 or possession of       
specific types of unusually dangerous   
firearms and accessories1 such as       

assault weapons1 bump stocks1 and high  
capacity magazines4  7,h7 ,the discharge
 of firearms in public parks and other  
public places4  7,i7 ,zoning            
restrictions on gun dealers4  7,j7      
,purchasing or obtaining a firearm on   
behalf of a third party4  7#b7          
,eligibility ,to be eligible for a      
subgrant under this subsection1 a local 
government shall submit to the ,state an
 application for the subgrant1 at such  
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,state may      
reasonably require4  7#c7 ,preference in
 awards ,a ,state shall give preference 
in the awarding of the subgrants to     
local governments that have             
disproportionate levels of gun violence 
or gun homicide4  7#d7 ,use of funds ,a 
subgrantee under this section shall use 
the subgrant to implement and enforce   
any requirement referred to in paragraph
 7#a71 including through the development
 of protocols1 policies1 procedures1 or 
training for law enforcement1 and the   

development or use of technology by law 
enforcement1 in connection with the     
implementation or enforcement of any    
such requirement4  7d7 ,administration  
,a ,state that receives a grant under   
this section may use not more than #e   
percent of the grant for the            
administration of subgrants under       
subsection 7c7 4