Posted: | April 15, 2019 11:09 AM |
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From: | Representative Isabella V. Fitzgerald |
To: | All House members |
Subject: | Safe Storage of Firearms |
In the United States, 1.7 million children live in a home with at least one loaded, unlocked firearm. Most unintentional shooting fatalities among children occur when a child is playing with a loaded gun while the child’s parents are absent. Despite the dangers associated with firearms that are not properly stored, 54% of firearm owners admitted that they do not safely store all of their firearms. My legislation will require that all firearms be safely stored whenever they are not in use to ensure that guns do not fall into the wrong hands. Please join me in protecting our children from the dangers of firearms without impeding on any individual’s Second Amendment rights. |
Introduced as HB2077