VA Firearm Lockbox Program (Suicide Prevention)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-02-25 — Ethan’s Law: cross-connection with ethans-law-firearm-safe-storage: Both advance safe-storage as a firearm-injury prevention lever — Ethan’s Law via federal criminal liability and state grant conditions, the VA program via voluntary lockbox provision. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-05-12 — Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2025: Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2025 (introduced) would convert the VA’s existing firearm-lockbox pilot into a permanent statutory program: VA must provide lockboxes on request to eligible individuals, deliver secure-storage suicide-prevention education and a public campaign, and the statute affirms participation does not affect lawful firearm ownership rights. (novelty: 3)