Wiley
Member
S1805 SHOULD BE KILLED!
After stripping out most of the text related to 'licencees' the Kohl amendment leaves the you and me holding the bag. If every firearm you own doesn't have a 'child safety' lock ON IT, you can be sued unless you could prove a government approved lock was on it!
(Check the full text on thomas.gov. The double tildes indicate deletions of text. Bolding mine. jhw)
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Exerpted amendment:
TITLE II--CHILD SAFETY LOCKS
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
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SEC. 202. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this title are--
(1) to promote the safe storage and use of handguns by consumers;
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SEC. 203. FIREARMS SAFETY.
(a) UNLAWFUL ACTS.--
(1) MANDATORY TRANSFER OF SECURE GUN STORAGE OR SAFETY DEVICE.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:
``(z) SECURE GUN STORAGE OR SAFETY DEVICE.--
``(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any handgun to any person other than any person licensed under this chapter, unless the transferee is provided with a secure gun storage or safety device (as defined in section 921(a)(34)) for that handgun.
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``(3) LIABILITY FOR USE.--
``(A) IN GENERAL.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who has lawful possession and control of a handgun, and who uses a secure gun storage or safety device with the handgun, shall be entitled to immunity from a qualified civil liability action.
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(c) LIABILITY; EVIDENCE.--
(2) EVIDENCE.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, evidence regarding compliance or noncompliance with the amendments made by this title shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding of any court, agency, board, or other entity, except with respect to an action relating to section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, as added by this section.
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After stripping out most of the text related to 'licencees' the Kohl amendment leaves the you and me holding the bag. If every firearm you own doesn't have a 'child safety' lock ON IT, you can be sued unless you could prove a government approved lock was on it!
(Check the full text on thomas.gov. The double tildes indicate deletions of text. Bolding mine. jhw)
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Exerpted amendment:
TITLE II--CHILD SAFETY LOCKS
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
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SEC. 202. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this title are--
(1) to promote the safe storage and use of handguns by consumers;
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SEC. 203. FIREARMS SAFETY.
(a) UNLAWFUL ACTS.--
(1) MANDATORY TRANSFER OF SECURE GUN STORAGE OR SAFETY DEVICE.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:
``(z) SECURE GUN STORAGE OR SAFETY DEVICE.--
``(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any handgun to any person other than any person licensed under this chapter, unless the transferee is provided with a secure gun storage or safety device (as defined in section 921(a)(34)) for that handgun.
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``(3) LIABILITY FOR USE.--
``(A) IN GENERAL.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who has lawful possession and control of a handgun, and who uses a secure gun storage or safety device with the handgun, shall be entitled to immunity from a qualified civil liability action.
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(c) LIABILITY; EVIDENCE.--
(2) EVIDENCE.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, evidence regarding compliance or noncompliance with the amendments made by this title shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding of any court, agency, board, or other entity, except with respect to an action relating to section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, as added by this section.
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