from H.R. 4328, pages 167-169
 
SEC. 119. FIREARMS SAFETY. 

(a) SECURE GUN STORAGE DEVICE.

     Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following: 

     "(34) The term 'secure gun storage or safety device' means
 
     "(A) a device that, when installed on a firearm, is designed
     to prevent the firearm from being operated without first
     deactivating the device; 

     "(B) a device incorporated into the design of the firearm that
     is designed to prevent the operation of the firearm by anyone
     not having access to the device; or
 
     "(C) a safe, gun safe, gun case, lock box, or other device
     that is designed to be or can be used to store a firearm and
     that is designed to be unlocked only by means of a key, a
     combination, or other similar means. ". 

(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED IN APPLICATION FOR DEALER'S LICENSE.

     Section 923(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
 
     (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking " and" at the end; 

     (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and
     inserting "; and"; and 

     (3) by adding at the end the following: "(G) in the case of an
     application to be licensed as a dealer, the applicant
     certifies that secure gun storage or safety devices will be
     available at any place in which firearms are sold under the
     license to persons who are not licensees (subject to the
     exception that in any case in which a secure gun storage or
     safety device is temporarily unavailable because of theft,
     casualty loss, consumer sales, backorders from a manufacturer,
     or any other similar reason beyond the control of the
     licensee, the dealer shall not be considered to be in
     violation of the requirement under this subparagraph to make
     available such a device). ". 

(c) REVOCATION OF DEALER'S LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO HAVE SECURE GUN
STORAGE OR SAFETY DEVICES AVAILABLE.

     The first sentence of section 923(e) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end
the following: " or fails to have secure gun storage or safety
devices available at any place in which firearms are sold under the
license to persons who are not licensees (except that in any case
in which a secure gun storage or safety device is temporarily
unavailable because of theft, casualty loss, consumer sales,
backorders from a manufacturer, or any other similar reason beyond
the control of the licensee, the dealer shall not be considered to
be in violation of the requirement to make available such a device)
".
 
(d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION; EVIDENCE.
 
     (1) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

     Nothing in the amendments made by this section shall be
construed

     (A) as creating a cause of action against any firearms dealer
     or any other person for any civil liability; or 

     (B) as establishing any standard of care. 

     (2) EVIDENCE.

     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, evidence regarding
compliance or non-compliance with the amendments made by this
section shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding of
any court, agency, board, or other entity. 

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.

     The amendments made by this section shall take effect 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.