Ethan’s Law – Firearm Safe Storage Requirements
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2022-06-09 — Protecting Our Kids Act: cross-connection with protecting-our-kids-act: Protecting Our Kids Act would establish federal safe-storage requirements, paralleling Ethan’s Law’s dedicated safe-storage regime. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-02-25 — Ethan’s Law: Bill introduced establishing federal criminal penalties and forfeiture for unsafe residential firearm storage where a minor is likely to gain access or a resident is prohibited from possession, and conditioning DOJ grants to incentivize state and tribal adoption of equivalent safe-storage laws. (novelty: 3)