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119-hr-8608119th Congress

Federal Law Enforcement and Public Protection Act

Sponsored By: Representative DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]

Introduced

Summary

Mandatory safe storage and locking of federal service weapons. This bill would require agency heads to set minimum storage and locking standards, require training and reporting for lost or stolen guns, and authorize funding for equipment as needed.

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  • Federal officers and assisting personnel: Would have to lock and store service firearms when not in use, receive training in safe storage, and be given written materials about the risks of keeping a firearm at home.
  • Vehicle storage: Prohibits storing service firearms in patrol or personal vehicles except temporarily for court, when no other safekeeping is available, or when an agency authorizes it. Violations are grounds for discipline.
  • Agency leaders: Must prescribe minimum standards such as smart locks, trigger locks, safes, or other approved storage methods and consider minimum punishments for breaches.
  • Reporting and data: Requires any loss or theft of a service firearm to be reported to state and local law enforcement, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms (ATF), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to centralize information on prevalence.
  • Funding and implementation: Implementation is subject to availability of appropriations and the bill authorizes the necessary funding to provide equipment to affected personnel.

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New gun storage rules for federal officers

This bill would require each federal law enforcement agency head to set mandatory rules for safely locking and storing service firearms when not in use. Officers and people who assist agencies and carry service weapons would have to follow those rules. Agencies would, subject to the availability of appropriations, provide equipment like smart locks, trigger locks, safes, or lock boxes. The bill would ban storing service firearms in patrol or personally owned vehicles except briefly for court, when no other safekeeping is available, or if the agency authorizes it. Agencies would have to report any lost or stolen service firearm to state and local police, the ATF, and the FBI, train assisting people on safe storage, give written materials about the risks of keeping a firearm at home, and treat violations as grounds for discipline. The section would authorize appropriations of "such sums as may be necessary" to carry out these requirements.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]

CA • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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