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This legislation would 'require' a firearms owner to store firearms with criminal and civil penalties for non-compliance.
Title: Ethan's Law
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Child safety and welfare: Civil actions and liability: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement administration and funding
Description: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the safe storage of firearms, and for other purposes.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: January 18, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/193/all-info
Companion Bill: HB2867
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4 sponsors: Richard Blumenthal (D); Christopher Murphy (D); Edward Markey (D); Robert Casey (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
Senate | Jan 18 2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Jan 29 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill