Community Firearm Safety Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
Introduced
Summary
Allows Byrne/JAG grants to fund free gun safes for individuals. This bill would amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to let the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program fund gun safes or equivalent storage devices that store a firearm and unlock only by key, combination, or a similar means.
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- Families and households: Individuals may receive gun safes or equivalent storage devices at no cost through programs funded by Byrne/JAG grants.
- Local governments and grant recipients: Byrne/JAG grantees could use existing grant funds to buy and distribute safes. The bill does not set funding amounts, eligibility rules, reporting requirements, or enforcement procedures.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Free gun safes for households
If enacted, Byrne/JAG grant funds would be allowed to pay for programs that give gun safes to individuals at no cost. Covered devices would be those that store a firearm and unlock only by a key, combination, or similar method. State, local, and nonprofit grant administrators would be able to distribute the safes. The bill does not set funding amounts, eligibility rules, or reporting requirements.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
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Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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