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Federal · 119th Congress

S468 SECURE Firearm Storage Act

Direction

Firearms storage minorsAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 80%

Requires licensed firearms dealers, importers, and manufacturers to use specific locking methods or safes to secure inventory firearms when premises are closed, so more restrictions on unsecured storage of firearms.

When the premises covered by the license are not open for business, the licensee shall, with respect to each firearm in the business inventory of the licensee-- (i) secure the firearm with a hardened steel rod 1/4 inch thick through the space between the trigger guard, and the frame or receiver, of the firearm, with-- (I) the steel rod secured by a hardened steel lock that has a shackle;

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Firearms industry liabilityAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 70%

Imposes civil penalties, license suspension, and revocation on licensed firearms dealers, importers, and manufacturers for failing to comply with new storage and security requirements, so more restrictions and potential liability for the firearms industry.

With respect to a violation by a licensee of section 923(m) or a regulation issued under that section, the Attorney General, after notice and opportunity for hearing-- (i) in the case of the first violation or related series of violations on the same date, shall subject the licensee to a civil penalty in an amount equal to not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000;

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Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 60%

Adds application requirements and allows the Attorney General to prescribe additional security measures such as alarms, cameras, and site hardening for licensed firearms businesses, imposing new regulatory burdens without changing the core ability to buy, own, or carry firearms.

The Attorney General may, by regulation, prescribe such additional security requirements as the Attorney General determines appropriate with respect to the firearms business conducted by a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, such as requirements relating to the use of-- (A) alarm and security camera systems;

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  1. Introduced (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. President
  6. Law

Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action
2025-02-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S795)
Filed
2025-02-06
Committee
Judiciary Committee
Sponsor
Richard J. Durbin D + 10 cosponsors (10 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds detailed storage, record-keeping, and security mandates specifically for licensed firearms businesses along with graduated penalties for noncompliance and application prerequisites; these provisions substantively address the firearms topic via the storage-minors subtag (even though not limited to minors, the methods match that category), industry-liability, and other, all restricting the axis by increasing regulatory burdens on dealers and manufacturers. No provisions address transgender, abortion, or immigration-enforcement topics.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-02-06LibraIntroduced in Senate
2025-02-06SenatRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S795)