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This bill increases access to safe-storage information and subsidized devices—likely improving household firearm safety for many—at the cost of federal spending, new compliance and administrative burdens, and limited reach where guidance is voluntary or benefits don't fully reach low-income or certain device users.
Households with firearms—especially parents and families—will have greater, cheaper access to secure storage through a federal grant program that provides free/subsidized devices plus a retail tax credit, lowering barriers to safer in-home storage and likely reducing accidental access.
All firearm purchasers receive a standardized safety message at point of sale and a DOJ-maintained website provides centralized, up-to-date safe-storage guidance (with public notice/hearings and annual review), giving consumers and stakeholders a reliable source of safety information.
Tribal communities and local governments gain sustained federal grant funding ($10M/year authorized 2027–2035) to create or expand storage distribution programs and evaluate outcomes, supporting community safety programs and longer-term planning.
Many gun owners may ignore voluntary guidance and even mandated notices may not change behavior, so the law's safety measures could have limited real-world impact on unsafe storage and accidental access.
Federal costs—including $10M/year in grants, administrative expenses for publishing guidance and oversight, and lost revenue from the tax credit—will be borne by taxpayers and increase budgetary pressure.
Licensed manufacturers, importers, and some sellers face added compliance costs to produce and affix required notices and may need product or labeling changes, imposing burdens particularly on small businesses.
Based on analysis of 7 sections of legislative text.
Creates AG safe-storage guidance and website, requires a "SAFE STORAGE SAVES LIVES" firearm label in 2027, funds device-distribution grants, and adds a temporary tax credit for storage-device sales.
Official title: To make unlawful the sale of any firearm by a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer without a written notice promoting safe storage and a safe storage device, to create and disseminate best practices regarding safe firearm storage, to create a grant program for the distribution of safe storage devices, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for a credit against tax for sales at retail of safe firearm storage devices, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 17, 2025 by André Carson · Last progress July 17, 2025
Requires the Attorney General to publish voluntary best practices and a public website on safe firearm storage, mandates a "SAFE STORAGE SAVES LIVES" notice with packaged firearms starting January 1, 2027, broadens language in a criminal statute related to storage, funds grants to States and Tribes to acquire and distribute storage devices, and creates a temporary federal business tax credit for the first retail sale of qualifying safe storage devices through 2032. The bill combines education and labeling requirements, a grant program with $10 million per year authorized for 2027–2035, and a 10% nonrefundable tax credit (capped at $400 per device) to encourage production and sale of locks and similar devices. Several provisions include timelines for publication, application and reporting, and an overall severability rule.