SECURE Firearm Storage Act
HR 816, the SECURE Firearm Storage Act, requires federally licensed firearms businesses (importers, manufacturers, and dealers) to securely store firearms and transaction records when their premises are closed. It mandates specific methods like locking firearms in fireproof safes or securing them with hardened steel rods through the trigger guard, and storing paper records in locked, fireproof containers. Violations trigger civil penalties ($1,000-$10,000), license suspension for repeat offenses, or revocation for third violations. The law phases in requirements, with paper record storage taking effect 90 days after enactment and firearm storage requirements 1 year later.
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Introduction
Feb 2023
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Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action Feb 2, 2023
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Feb 2, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Feb 2, 2023
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1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
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Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
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Bill Foster
DDemocratic
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Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Raskin
DDemocratic
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Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
Co
Lizzie Fletcher
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Quigley
DDemocratic
Co
Rashida Tlaib
DDemocratic
Co
Ro Khanna
DDemocratic
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