Secure Storage Information Act (HR1272)
Current understanding
HR1272 would require federal firearm licensees (FFLs) to provide secure storage information and offer a broader selection of secure storage devices at point of sale, expanding existing point-of-sale disclosure obligations. It would also create a new nonrefundable federal tax credit of up to $500 for qualifying gun safe purchases, providing a modest consumer subsidy for at-home firearm storage. Status: introduced.
Evidence log
- 2025-02-25 — Ethan’s Law: cross-connection with ethans-law-firearm-safe-storage: Both address firearm safe-storage policy; Ethan’s Law imposes criminal penalties for unsafe storage while the Secure Storage Information Act focuses on public information about storage practices. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-05-12 — Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2025: cross-connection with saving-our-veterans-lives-act: Both promote firearm secure-storage education as a public-health measure; the Veterans bill targets VA-enrolled veterans specifically, while the Secure Storage Information Act addresses secure-storage messaging more broadly. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-05-08 — Removing Youth Handgun Safety Act Notice: cross-connection with youth-handgun-safety-act-notice-rescission: Both address point-of-sale informational obligations on FFLs to handgun purchasers — one would add secure-storage disclosures, the other would remove Youth Handgun Safety Act disclosures. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-02-12 — Secure Storage Information Act of 2025: cross-connection with federal-firearms-licensee-protection-act: Both proposals impose or adjust FFL-facing obligations related to firearm security — one at the point of sale (customer storage disclosures/devices) and one addressing theft penalties against licensees themselves. (novelty: 2)