Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act

• •Requires licensed firearm manufacturers and importers (serializing 250+ firearms annually) to include a 'SAFE STORAGE SAVES LIVES' notice with all handguns, rifles, and shotguns starting January 1, 2029.
• •Expands existing federal requirements for firearm dealers to include a safe storage device with the sale of any rifle or shotgun, not just handguns, effective 180 days after enactment.
• •Authorizes $10 million in annual appropriations for fiscal years 2027 through 2037 for a federal grant program to distribute safe storage devices.
• •Requires the Attorney General to establish voluntary best practices for firearm storage in homes, vehicles, and businesses within 180 days of enactment.
• •Provides a 10% tax credit on the retail sale of safe firearm storage devices, capped at $400 per device.
• •Mandates that at least 75% of grant funds be used by local governments or tribes for storage device distribution programs.
• •Limits nonprofit organization participation in grant-funded distribution to no more than 25% of a grantee's total funds.
• •Prohibits the collection or reporting of personally identifying information for individuals who receive storage devices through grant-funded programs.
• •Requires the Attorney General to publish and annually update official safe storage best practices on a public website.

The bill would require licensed firearm sellers to include storage devices with all sales, authorize $10 million annually in federal grants for local storage distribution programs, and provide a 10% tax credit (up to $400) for retail sales of storage devices.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.