,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjbf,mr4  
,ca/5 7= himself & ,ms4 ,norton7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to provide = crim9al p5alties = a p]son
 :o provides fire arms to juv5iles if   
su* fire>ms are !reaft] us$ = !         
commission ( a crim9al (f5se4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,juv5ile ,fire>ms ,safety ,act ( #bjbf4 
#b4 ,unlawful acts ,section #ibb ( title
 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7aa7  7#a7 ,x  
%all be unlawful = a p]son :o is #ah    
ye>s ( age or old] to-- 7,a7 kn[+ly     
provide a fire>m1 o!r ?an a h&gun1 to a 
juv5ile 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 subsection
 7x77#e771 kn[+ or hav+ reasonable cause
 to believe t ! juv5ile int5ds to use   
su* fire>m = self-h>m or 9 ! commission 
( a crime2 or  7,b7 kn[+ly /ore or keep 
any fire>m t has mov$ 91 or t has       

o!rwise affect$1 int]/ate or =eign      
comm]ce on ! premises ( a resid5ce1     
vehicle1 or facility "u ! control ( !   
p]son if-- 7i7 ! p]son kn[s1 or         
reasonably %\ld "k1 t a juv5ile is      
likely to ga9 unau?oriz$ access to !    
fire>m2 &  7ii7 a juv5ile obta9s !      
fire>m & uses ! fire>m 9 ! commission ( 
a crime or causes injury or dea? to su* 
juv5ile1 or any o!r individual4  7#b7 ,=
 ! purposes ( p>agraph 7#a7 a fact f9d] 
may consid] o!r relevant factors1       
includ+ if ! p]son--  7,a7 has receiv$  
outrea* ab\t conc]ns ab\t ! juv5ile's   
m5tal heal? f ! juv5ile1 ! juv5ile's    
p>5t or gu>dian1 o!r p>5ts1 s*ool       
adm9i/ration1 law en=cem5t1 m$ical      
pr(essionals1 or o!r adults2  7,b7 has k
 ( prior acts ( viol5ce aga9/ o!rs by ! 
juv5ile2 or  7,c7 has k ( suicidality on
 ! "p ( ! juv5ile1 includ+ previ\s acts 
( self h>m4  7#c7 ,p>agraph 7#a77;,b7   
does n apply to a p]son if ! p]son--    
7,a7 keeps ! fire>m-- 7i7 secure us+ a  
secure gun /orage or safety device2 or  

7ii7 9 a location :i* a reasonable p]son
 w\ld believe to be secure2 or  7,b7    
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  
,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all be con/ru$  
to prev5t a juv5ile f engag+ 9 lawful   
activities involv+ ! use ( a fire>m1 ) !
 p]mission ( ! p>5t or gu>dian ( !      
juv5ile4 ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all be 
con/ru$ to affect any exi/+ law relat$  
to consequ5ces ( a m9or provid+ a fire>m
 to ano!r m9or or to affect any exi/+   
law relat$ to an adult's responsibility 
= a crime committ$ by a ?ird p>ty m9or  
:o did n access ! adult's weapon        
directly4  4  #c4 ,p5alties ,section    
#ibd7;a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#i7 ,:oev] kn[+ly violates    
subsection 7aa7 ( section #ibb--  7,a7  
%all be f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ = n 
m ?an #a ye>1 or bo?2  7,b7 if ! fire>m 
is us$ 9 ! commission ( a crime1 %all be

 f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ = n m ?an  
#b ye>s1 or bo?2  7,c7 if ! juv5ile     
obta9s ! fire>m pursuant to a violation 
( 7aa77#a77;,b71 & ! juv5ile causes     
injury or dea? to su* juv5ile1 or any   
o!r individual1 %all be f9$ "u ?is      
title1 imprison$ = n m ?an #e ye>s1 or  
bo?2 or  7,d7 if a p]son provides !     
juv5ile ) ! fire>m 9 violation (        
7aa77#a77;,a71 & ! juv5ile causes injury
 or dea? to su* juv5ile1 or any o!r     
individual1 %all be f9$ "u ?is title1   
imprison$ = n m ?an #aj ye>s1 or bo?4  4