Sponsors (25)
The bill aims to reduce accidental shootings and improve safe-storage uptake through grants, reminders, tax incentives, and clearer guidance, but it requires federal spending and ongoing administrative and business compliance costs and may have limited behavioral impact or provoke political resistance.
Parents, households with firearms, and communities: increased access to affordable safe-storage devices through federally funded grants plus market incentives (grants for locks/safes and a retailer tax credit) makes locks and safes more available and affordable.
Gun purchasers and parents: a required prominent safety reminder at point of sale and a centralized Attorney General resource increase awareness of safe-storage practices and local safety programs for new firearm owners.
Lawful firearm purchasers, sellers, and law enforcement: clarifying §922(z) to explicitly reference handguns, rifles, and shotguns reduces legal ambiguity and helps enforcement and compliance in commerce.
Taxpayers: the bill increases federal outlays (about $10M/year for grants FY2027–2035) and reduces federal revenue via the retailer tax credit, modestly raising fiscal costs and pressure on the budget.
Federal, state, and Tribal officials: producing, annually updating, and reporting on guidance and grant programs creates ongoing administrative burden and compliance costs for government agencies.
Small manufacturers, importers, and retailers: new labeling/notice requirements, packaging changes, training, and compliance updates impose direct costs; the nonrefundable credit and exclusion of integrated-lock firearms limit the incentive's reach and may distort the market.
Based on analysis of 7 sections of legislative text.
Introduced July 17, 2025 by André Carson · Last progress July 17, 2025
Requires the Attorney General to produce and maintain voluntary public guidance on safe firearm storage, and to run a grant program to fund local programs that acquire and distribute certified safe-storage devices. It also requires certain licensed firearm manufacturers and importers to include a clear “SAFE STORAGE SAVES LIVES” notice with each handgun, rifle, or shotgun sold beginning Jan 1, 2027, clarifies that an existing firearms statute applies explicitly to handguns, rifles, and shotguns, and creates a temporary federal tax credit for the first retail sale of qualifying safe-storage devices. Establishes $10 million per year in grant authorization for fiscal years 2027–2035 for States and Indian Tribes to support local safe-storage distribution programs, requires reporting by grantees and the Attorney General, and adds a nonrefundable business tax credit equal to 10% of the first U.S. retail sale of qualifying storage devices (capped at $400 per device) that expires after 2022 tax years ending Dec 31, 2032.