Community Firearm Safety Act of 2026
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act Byrne grant purpose list to add programs that provide gun safes, or other firearm-storage devices designed to be unlocked only by a key, combination, or similar means, to individuals at no cost. It does not mandate a national program; it makes this category an authorized Byrne grant use for eligible grantees.
Who Benefits and How
Individuals who receive free gun safes benefit from lower storage costs and safer firearm storage options. Local law enforcement agencies, state public safety agencies, and community safety programs benefit from a new authorized Byrne grant purpose for giveaway programs. Communities may benefit from fewer unsafe-access incidents if storage devices are used.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Byrne grant administrators and grantees must design, procure, distribute, and track free gun-safe programs if they choose this use. Federal Byrne grant funds may be directed toward firearm-storage devices instead of other criminal-justice priorities.
Key Provisions
- Adds gun safe giveaway programs to the authorized Byrne Justice Assistance Grant purpose list.
- Authorizes free distribution of gun safes or other firearm-storage devices unlocked only by key, combination, or similar means.
- Allows state and local grantees to use Byrne funds for firearm safe-storage programs without creating a mandatory federal giveaway.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Makes Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funding available for programs that provide free gun safes or similar locked firearm storage devices to individuals.
Key Policy Areas
Public Safety, Law Enforcement, Federal Grants
Primary Purpose
Makes Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funding available for programs that provide free gun safes or similar locked firearm storage devices to individuals.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Individuals receiving gun safes
- Local law enforcement agencies
- State public safety agencies
- Community safety programs
Identified Costs
- Byrne grant administrators
- Justice Department
- Byrne grant recipients
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Ms. Pettersen introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "doj"
- → Department of Justice
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A firearm storage device designed to be unlocked only by a key, combination, or similar means.
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