Requirement that a Federal firearms licensee provide secure firearms storage information to a prospective firearm transferee
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(a) In general Section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking (1) In general.— Except and inserting the following: (1) Requirement that device be provided with handgun (A) In general Except; (B) by adding after and below the end the following: (B) Requirement to provide secure storage information with any firearm It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a firearm to any person other than a person licensed under this chapter, unless the transferee is provided with such information about the secure storage of firearms as the Attorney General shall prescribe.; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking (1) and inserting (1)(A). (b) Regulations Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall prescribe, by regulation, the secure firearms storage information required to be provided by a Federal firearms licensee to a prospective firearm transferee, and ensure that the information includes— (1) that firearms should be stored unloaded, out of the reach of children and other persons without authorized access, and separately from ammunition; (2) that stored firearms should be secured with a locking device; (3) a statement as to the importance of secure storage, including data on the risks of unsecured firearms and benefits of securely stored firearms in relation to firearm suicide, firearm homicide and assault, school firearm violence, unintentional shootings, and theft; and (4) guidance on the most secure types of devices, including the advantages of gun safes and lock boxes compared to trigger and cable locks.