text: SECTION 1. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION.
  
      (a) In General.--Section 926A of title 18, United States Code, is 
  amended to read as follows:
  ``Sec. 926A. Interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition
      ``(a) Notwithstanding any provision of any law, rule, or regulation 
  of a State or any political subdivision thereof:
              ``(1) A person who is not prohibited by this chapter from 
          possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm or 
          ammunition shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any 
          lawful purpose from any place where the person may lawfully 
          possess, carry, or transport the firearm to any other such 
          place if, during the transportation, the firearm is unloaded, 
          and--
                      ``(A) if the transportation is by motor vehicle, 
                  the firearm is not directly accessible from the 
                  passenger compartment of the vehicle, and, if the 
                  vehicle is without a compartment separate from the 
                  passenger compartment, the firearm is in a locked 
                  container other than the glove compartment or console, 
                  or is secured by a secure gun storage or safety device; 
                  or
                      ``(B) if the transportation is by other means, the 
                  firearm is in a locked container or secured by a secure 
                  gun storage or safety device.
              ``(2) A person who is not prohibited by this chapter from 
          possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm or 
          ammunition shall be entitled to transport ammunition, or any 
          detachable magazine or feeding device for ammunition, for any 
          lawful purpose from any place where the person may lawfully 
          possess, carry, or transport the ammunition, magazine, or 
          feeding device to any other such place if, during the 
          transportation, the ammunition, magazine, or feeding device is 
          not loaded into a firearm, and--
                      ``(A) if the transportation is by motor vehicle, 
                  the ammunition, magazine, or feeding device is not 
                  directly accessible from the passenger compartment of 
                  the vehicle, and, if the vehicle is without a 
                  compartment separate from the passenger compartment, 
                  the ammunition, magazine, or feeding device is in a 
                  locked container other than the glove compartment or 
                  console; or
                      ``(B) if the transportation is by other means, the 
                  ammunition, magazine, or feeding device is in a locked 
                  container.
      ``(b) In subsection (a), the term `transport' includes staying in 
  temporary lodging overnight, stopping for food, fuel, vehicle 
  maintenance, an emergency, medical treatment, and any other activity 
  incidental to the transport, but does not include transportation--
              ``(1) with the intent to commit a crime punishable by 
          imprisonment for a term exceeding one year that involves the 
          use or threatened use of force against another; or
              ``(2) with knowledge, or reasonable cause to believe, that 
          such a crime is to be committed in the course of, or arising 
          from, the transportation.
      ``(c)(1) A person who is transporting a firearm, ammunition, 
  magazine, or feeding device may not be arrested or otherwise detained 
  for violation of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any 
  political subdivision thereof related solely to the possession, 
  transportation, or carrying of firearms, ammunition, magazine, or 
  feeding device unless there is probable cause to believe that the 
  person is doing so in a manner not provided for in subsection (a).
      ``(2) When a person asserts this section as a defense in a criminal 
  proceeding, the prosecution shall bear the burden of proving, beyond a 
  reasonable doubt, that the conduct of the person did not satisfy the 
  conditions set forth in subsection (a).
      ``(3) When a person successfully asserts this section as a defense 
  in a criminal proceeding, the court shall award the prevailing 
  defendant a reasonable attorney's fee.
      ``(d)(1) A person who is deprived of any right, privilege, or 
  immunity secured by this section, section 926B or 926C, under color of 
  any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any State or 
  any political subdivision thereof, may bring an action in any 
  appropriate court against any other person, including a State or 
  political subdivision thereof, who causes the person to be subject to 
  the deprivation, for damages and other appropriate relief.
      ``(2) The court shall award a plaintiff prevailing in an action 
  brought under paragraph (1) damages and such other relief as the court 
  deems appropriate, including a reasonable attorney's fee.''.
      (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter is 
  amended in the item relating to section 926A by striking ``firearms'' 
  and inserting ``firearms or ammunition''.
target: This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions related to the interstate transportation of firearms and ammunition. An individual may transport a firearm between two places (e.g., states) where it is legal to possess, carry, or transport the firearm. During transport, the firearm must be unloaded and secured or securely stored. Additionally, an individual may transport ammunition, or a detachable magazine or feeding device, between two places where it is legal to possess, carry, or transport the ammunition, magazine, or feeding device. During transport, the ammunition, magazine, or feeding device must not be loaded into a firearm and must be securely stored. This bill prohibits the arrest or detention of an individual for a state or local firearm or ammunition violation unless there is probable cause to believe the individual failed to comply with the provisions of this bill.
feat_title: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.