,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ah1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,blum5?al 7= himself & ,mr4 ,murphy7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d *apt] #dd
 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to   
require ! safe /orage ( fire>ms1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ,e?an's ,law4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9d ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,an       
e/imat$ #d1fjj1jjj m9ors 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates live 9 homes ) at lea/ #a        
unsecur$ fire>m4  7#b7 #gc p]c5t (      
*ildr5 "u ! age ( #aj liv+ 9 homes )    
fire>ms report$ kn[+ ! location ( _!    
p>5ts' fire>ms4 #cf p]c5t ( ^? *ildr5   
report$ h&l+ _! p>5ts' unsecur$ fire>ms4
  7#c7 ,! pres5ce ( unsecur$ fire>ms 9 !
 home increases ! risk ( un9t5tional &  
int5tional %oot+s4 ,ov] #ge p]c5t (     
fire>ms us$ 9 y\? suicide attempts &    
un9t5tional fire>m injuries 7 /or$ 9 !  
resid5ce ( ! victim1 a relative1 or a   

fri5d4  7#d7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,secret   
,s]vice & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education      
report t 9 #fe p]c5t ( deadly s*ool     
%oot+s ! attack] obta9$ ! fire>m f 8 or 
h] own home or t ( a relative4  7#e7 ,9 
! la/ decade ne>ly #b1jjj1jjj fire>ms h 
be5 report$ /ol54 ,9 #bjaf alone1       
#bch1jjj fire>ms 7 report$ /ol5 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates4 ,betwe5 #bjaj & #bjaf1   
police recov]$ m ?an #bc1jjj /ol5       
fire>ms across jurisdictions t 7 us$ to 
commit kidnapp+s1 arm$ robb]ies1 sexual 
assaults1 murd]s1 & o!r viol5t crimes4  
7#f7 ,high] levels ( neighborhood gun   
viol5ce drive depopulation1 disc\rages  
comm]cial activity1 & decreases prop]ty 
values1 result+ 9 few] bus9ess          
e/abli%m5ts1 few] jobs1 l[] home values1
 & l[] home own]%ip rates4  7#g7 ,!     
negative economic impact ( gun viol5ce 9
 communities is ti$ directly to !       
national economy & int]/ate comm]ce4    
7#h7 ,congress has ! p[] "u ! int]/ate  
comm]ce clause & o!r provisions ( !     
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to enact 

measures ensur+ fire>ms are securely    
/or$4  #c4 ,secure gun /orage or safety 
device ,section #ibb7z7 ( title #ah1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,secure gun      
/orage by own]s  7,a7 ,(f5se  7i7 ,9    
g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 clause 7ii71 x
 %all be unlawful = a p]son to /ore or  
keep any fire>m t has mov$ 91 or t has  
o!rwise affect$1 int]/ate or =eign      
comm]ce on ! premises ( a resid5ce "u ! 
control ( ! p]son if ! p]son kn[s1 or   
reasonably %\ld "k1 t--  7,i7 a m9or is 
likely to ga9 access to ! fire>m )\t !  
p]mission ( ! p>5t or gu>dian ( ! m9or2 
or  7,,ii7 a resid5t ( ! resid5ce is    
ineligible to possess a fire>m "u       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local law4  7ii7      
,exception ,clause 7i7 %all n apply to a
 p]son if ! p]son--  7,i7 keeps !       
fire>m-- 7aa7 secure us+ a secure gun   
/orage or safety device2 or  7bb7 9 a   
location :i* a reasonable p]son w\ld    
believe to be secure2 or  7,,ii7 c>ries 
! fire>m on 8 or h] p]son or )9 su*     

close proximity !reto t ! p]son c       
readily retrieve & use ! fire>m z if !  
p]son c>ri$ ! fire>m on 8 or h] p]son4  
7,b7 ,p5alty  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son :o
 violates subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be f9$  
#ejj p] violation4  7ii7 ,enhanc$ p5alty
 ,if a p]son violates subp>agraph 7,a7 &
 a m9or or a resid5t :o is ineligible to
 possess a fire>m "u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or  
local law obta9s ! fire>m & causes      
injury or dea? to su* m9or1 resid5t1 or 
any o!r individual1 ! p]son %all be f9$ 
"u ?is title1 imprison$ = n m ?an #e    
ye>s1 or bo?4  7iii7 ,=feiture (        
improp]ly /or$ fire>m ,any fire>m /or$ 9
 violation ( subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be   
subject to seizure & =feiture 9         
accordance ) ! proc$ures describ$ 9     
section #ibd7;d74  7,c7 ,m9or def9$ ,9  
?is p>agraph1 ! t]m m9or means an       
individual :o is less ?an #ah ye>s (    
age4  4  #d4 ,fire>m ,safe ,/orage      
,program ,title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime  
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 is am5d$ 

by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,nn ,fire>m
 ,safe ,/orage ,program  #cjda4 ,fire>m 
,safe ,/orage ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al %all make    
grants to an eligible ,/ate or ,indian  
,tribe to assi/ ! ,/ate or ,indian      
,tribe 9 c>ry+ out ! provisions ( any   
,/ate or ,tribal law t is functionally  
id5tical to section #ibb7z77#d7 ( title 
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,eligible
 ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 a    
,/ate or ,indian ,tribe %all be eligible
 to receive grants "u ?is section on &  
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,/ate or ,indian   
,tribe--  7,a7 enacts legislation       
functionally id5tical to section        
#ibb7z77#d7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code2 &  7,b7 ! attorney g5]al ( !     
,/ate 7or comp>able ,tribal (ficial7    
submits a writt5 c]tification to !      
,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al /at+ t ! law 
( ! ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe reflects !  
s5se ( ,congress 9 section              
#ibb7z77#d77;,d7 ( su* title #ah4  7#b7 

,fir/ ye> eligibility exception  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,a cov]$ ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe 
%all be eligible to receive a grant "u  
?is section dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod beg9n+  
on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is "p4  7,b7    
,cov]$ ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe ,9 ?is   
p>agraph1 ! t]m cov]$ ,/ate or ,indian  
,tribe means a ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe  
t1 be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is "p1     
enact$ legislation--  7i7 t is          
functionally id5tical to section        
#ibb7z77#d7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code2 &  7ii7 = :i* ! attorney g5]al ( 
! ,/ate 7or comp>able ,tribal (ficial7  
submits a writt5 c]tification to !      
,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al /at+ t ! law 
( ! ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe reflects !  
s5se ( ,congress 9 section              
#ibb7z77#d77;,d7 ( su* title #ah4  7c7  
,use ( funds ,funds aw>d$ "u ?is section
 may be us$ by a ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe
 to assi/ law en=cem5t ag5cies or !     
c\rts ( ! ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe 9     
en=c+ & o!rwise facilitat+ compliance ) 
any ,/ate law functionally id5tical to  

section #ibb7z77#d71 ( title #ah1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  7d7 ,application ,an    
eligible ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe desir+ 
a grant "u ?is section %all submit to ! 
,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al an           
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ or accompani$ by su* in=mation1 
z ! ,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al may      
reasonably require4  7e7 ,inc5tives ,=  
ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc1 !  
,attorney ,g5]al %all give affirmative  
pref]5ce to all ,bureau ( ,ju/ice       
,assi/ance discretion>y grant           
applications ( a ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe
 t has enact$ legislation--  7#a7       
functionally id5tical to section        
#ibb7z77#d7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code2 &  7#b7 = :i* ! attorney g5]al ( 
! ,/ate 7or comp>able ,tribal (ficial7  
submits a writt5 c]tification to !      
,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al /at+ t ! law 
( ! ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe reflects !  
s5se ( ,congress 9 section              
#ibb7z77#d77;,d7 ( su* title #ah4  4    
#e4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,p>agraph 7#d7 (  

section #ibb7z7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by section #c1 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,d7  
,s5se ( ,congress relat+ to liability ,x
 is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7i7 failure  
to comply ) subp>agraph 7,a7 con/itutes 
neglig5ce "u any relevant /atute or     
common law rule2 &  7ii7 :5 a violation 
( subp>agraph 7,a7 is ! b-= cause ( a   
h>m caus$ by ! dis*>ge ( a fire>m1 su*  
violation %\ld be deem$ to be ! legal or
 proximate cause ( su* h>m1 reg>dless ( 
:e!r su* h>m 0 also ! result ( an       
int5tional tort4  4  #f4 ,sev]ability   
,if any provision ( ?is ,act1 or an     
am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 or !          
application ( su* provision to any p]son
 or circum/ance1 is held to be invalid1 
! rema9d] ( ?is ,act1 or an am5dm5t made
 by ?is ,act1 or ! application ( su*    
provision to o!r p]sons or circum/ances1
 %all n be affect$4