,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bf1 #bjai ,ms4
 ,jackson ,lee introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to require the safe storage of firearms
 and ammunition1 and to require the     
investigation of reports of improper    
storage of firearms or ammunition4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,kimberly ,vaughan ,firearm ,safe   
,storage ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on     
improper storage of firearms or         
ammunition  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#ibb of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7aa7  7#a7  7,a7 ,it    
shall be unlawful for a person to store 
or keep any firearm or ammunition that  
has moved in1 or that has otherwise     
affected1 interstate or foreign         
commerce1 on the premises of a residence
 under the control of the person if the 
person knows1 or reasonably should know1

 that-- 7i7 an individual who has not   
attained #ah years of age is likely to  
gain access to the firearm or ammunition
 without the permission of the parent or
 guardian of the individual2 or  7ii7 an
 individual who resides at the residence
 is ineligible to possess a firearm     
under ,federal1 ,state1 or local law4   
7,b7 ,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply 
to a person with respect to a firearm or
 ammunition for the firearm if the      
person keeps the firearms and           
ammunition--  7i7 secured1 unloaded1 and
 separately1 in a safe certified by the 
,attorney ,general1 and locked with a   
trigger lock certified by the ,attorney 
,general2 or  7ii7 off the premises at a
 storage facility1 or gun range1        
certified by the ,attorney ,general4  4 
7b7 ,penalties ,section #ibd7;a7 of such
 title is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7#h7 7,a7 7i7 ,whoever1 
in a civil action1 is found to have     
violated section #ibb7;aa7 with respect 
to a firearm and the violation is not   

found to have resulted in a discharge of
 the firearm1 shall be fined not more   
than #e1jjj4  7ii7 ,whoever1 in a       
criminal action1 is found to have       
violated section #ibb7;aa7 with respect 
to a firearm and the violation is found 
to have resulted in a discharge of the  
firearm1 shall be fined not less than   
#ej1jjj and not more than #ajj1jjj1     
imprisoned not more than #bj years1 or  
both4  7,b7 ,on conviction of a person  
for violating section #ibb7;aa7 with    
respect to a firearm or ammunition1 the 
court shall order the ,attorney ,general
 to seize and store the firearm or      
ammunition1 at the expense of the owner 
of the firearm or ammunition1 at a      
facility that is--  7i7 certified by the
 ,attorney ,general for the safe storage
 of firearms or ammunition2 and  7ii7   
not owned1 leased1 or controlled by the 
person or the owner of the firearm or   
ammunition or by any person who is a    
relative of1 or is associated with1 the 
person or the owner4  4  7c7            

,certification of safes and safe storage
 facilities ,within #a year after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,attorney ,general shall provide for the
 certification of safes and safe storage
 facilities for firearms and ammunition4
  7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments   
made by this section shall take effect  
#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act4  7e7 ,investigation of    
reports of improper storage of firearms 
or ammunition ,beginning with the       
effective date of the amendments made by
 this section1 the ,attorney ,general1  
through the ,bureau of ,alcohol1        
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives1   
shall investigate all reports that a    
person is improperly storing a firearm  
or ammunition4