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Federal · 119th Congress
HR4225Protect Children Through Safe Gun Ownership Act
Direction
Firearmsstorage minorsAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Requires active adult supervision for juveniles possessing handguns with parental consent and mandates secure storage of firearms (with penalties and a private right of action for injuries), so more restrictions on unsecured access to guns by children.
It shall be unlawful for a person to keep, leave, or store any unsecured firearm that has moved in, or that has otherwise affected, interstate or foreign commerce, unless the person carries the firearm on his or her person or within such close proximity thereto that the person can readily retrieve and use the firearm as if the person carried the firearm on his or her person.
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FirearmsotherAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Creates a private right of action and joint liability for injuries from unsecured firearms, treats violations as non-intentional for insurance purposes, and adds prohibitions on transfers to those penalized for storage violations (with NICS checks and dealer notices), so more restrictions and legal/
An individual who is injured as a result of a violation of subparagraph (A) (or, in the case of an individual who has died as a result of such a violation, a member of the family of, or the estate of, the individual) may bring a civil action against the violator or any other person who, when the violation occurred, was in control of any premises on which the violation occurred if the violator or the person in control of the premises knew or should have known that there was an unsecured firearm on the premises
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Firearmspurchase background checksAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 85%
Requires NICS to deny firearm transfers to persons assessed a civil penalty for secure storage violations within the prior 5 years, so more background-check-based restrictions on purchases.
the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act denies the transfer of a firearm to a person who has been assessed a civil money penalty for a violation of section 922(z)(4) of title 18, United States Code, in the 5-year period ending with the date of the proposed transfer
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Introduced (completed)
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Passed one chamber
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Law
Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
Last action
2025-06-27: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds federal requirements for adult supervision of juveniles with handguns, mandates secure gun storage with civil penalties and a private right of action for injuries from unsecured firearms, expands disqualifications via background checks for storage violators, and funds education on safe storage; all provisions increase restrictions on firearm access and storage, especially for minors, with no expansions identified.
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HR9204Gun Safety Innovation Opportunity Act of 2026↑Expands gun access=No change to gun access Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-06-27
House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.