text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Trigger Lock Act of 1997''.
  
  SEC. 2. CHILD SAFETY LOCKS FOR FIREARMS.
  
      (a) Civil Prohibitions.--
              (1) Prohibition against transfer of firearm without locking 
          device attached.--
                      (A) Prohibition.--Effective 12 months after the 
                  date of the enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful 
                  for any person, in or affecting commerce, to transfer a 
                  firearm in the United States, unless a locking device 
                  is attached to, or is an integral part of, the firearm.
                      (B) Penalties.--
                              (i) Private transfers.--The Secretary shall 
                          impose a civil fine of $5,000 on any person, 
                          other than a licensed dealer or licensed 
                          manufacturer, who violates subparagraph (A).
                              (ii) Transfers by federally licensed 
                          firearms dealers.--The Secretary shall impose a 
                          civil fine of $10,000 on any licensed dealer 
                          who violates subparagraph (A), and shall 
                          suspend or revoke any license issued under 
                          chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 
  the dealer.
                              (iii) Transfers by federally licensed 
                          firearms manufacturers.--The Secretary shall 
                          impose a civil fine of $25,000 on any licensed 
                          manufacturer who violates subparagraph (A), and 
                          shall suspend or revoke any license issued 
                          under chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
                          Code, to the manufacturer.
              (2) Prohibition against manufacture of handgun without 
          locking device attached.--
                      (A) Prohibition.--Effective 18 months after the 
                  date of the enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful 
                  for any person, in or affecting commerce, to 
                  manufacture a handgun in the United States, unless a 
                  locking device that meets the minimum quality standards 
                  prescribed under subsection (e) is attached to, or is 
                  an integral part of, the firearm.
                      (B) Penalties.--The Secretary shall impose a civil 
                  fine of $25,000 on any person who violates subparagraph 
                  (A), and shall suspend or revoke any license issued 
                  under chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 
                  the manufacturer.
              (3) Prohibition against transfer of firearm by licensee 
          without notice and warning.--
                      (A) Prohibition.--Effective 60 days after the date 
                  of the enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful for 
                  any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
                  licensed dealer to transfer a handgun that is not 
                  accompanied by the following, which shall be printed in 
                  \3/4\-inch type:
      ``THE USE OF A LOCKING BOX OR LOCKING DEVICE PLACED ON THE TRIGGER 
  GUARD OF A FIREARM IS ONLY ONE ASPECT OF RESPONSIBLE FIREARM STORAGE. 
  FIREARMS AND THEIR AMMUNITION SHOULD BE STORED AND SECURED IN A 
  LOCATION THAT IS INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN.
      ``IF MISUSED, HANDGUNS CAN RESULT IN UNINTENTIONAL INJURY OR LOSS 
  OF LIFE. TRIGGER LOCKS LOWER THE RISK OF UNINTENTIONAL DISCHARGE, 
  HOWEVER TRIGGER LOCKS DO NOT TOTALLY ELIMINATE THE RISK.
      ``FAILURE TO PROPERLY LOCK AND STORE YOUR FIREARM MAY RESULT IN 
  CIVIL OR CRIMINAL LIABILITY UNDER STATE LAW. FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS THE 
  POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN BY A MINOR IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES.''.
                      (B) Penalties.--
                              (i) Transfers by federally licensed 
                          firearms dealers or importers.--The Secretary 
                          shall impose a civil fine of $10,000 on any 
                          licensed dealer or licensed importer who 
                          violates subparagraph (A), and shall suspend or 
                          revoke any license issued under chapter 44 of 
                          title 18, United States Code, to the dealer or 
                          importer.
                              (ii) Transfers by federally licensed 
                          firearms manufacturers.--The Secretary shall 
                          impose a civil fine of $5,000 on any licensed 
                          manufacturer who violates subparagraph (A), and 
                          shall suspend or revoke any license issued 
                          under chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
                          Code, to the manufacturer.
              (4) Inapplicability to governmental entities.--Paragraphs 
          (1), (2), and (3) shall not apply to conduct of, or authorized 
          by, the United States or any department or agency thereof, or 
          any State or any department, agency, or political subdivision 
          thereof.
              (5) Judicial review.--Not later than 60 days after an 
          individual receives notice from the Secretary of a decision to 
          impose a fine on, or suspend or revoke a license of, the 
          individual under this subsection, the individual may bring an 
          action against the Secretary in any United States district 
          court for de novo review of the decision.
      (b) Criminal Prohibition Against Adult Leaving Firearm and 
  Ammunition With an Unsupervised Minor.--
              (1) Prohibition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States 
          Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (x) the 
          following:
      ``(y)(1) It shall be unlawful for an adult to leave a loaded 
  firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition for the firearm, with a 
  minor, unless the possession of the firearm by the minor is supervised 
  by an adult who is not prohibited by Federal, State, or local law from 
  possessing a firearm.
      ``(2) As used in paragraph (1):
              ``(A) The term `adult' means an individual who has attained 
          18 years of age.
              ``(B) The term `minor' means an individual who has not 
          attained 18 years of age.''.
              (2) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended by 
          adding at the end the following:
      ``(7) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(y) shall, 
  notwithstanding section 3571, be fined not more than $10,000, 
  imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.''.
      (c) Studies.--
              (1) Standards for Locking Devices.--
                      (A) In general.--The National Institute of Justice 
                  and the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall each 
                  conduct a study to determine the feasibility of 
                  developing minimum quality standards for locking 
                  devices.
                      (B) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
                  of the enactment of this Act, the National Institute of 
                  Justice and the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
                  shall each submit to the Attorney General and the 
                  Secretary of the Treasury a report that includes the 
                  results of the study required of the entity by 
                  subparagraph (A) and any recommendations for 
                  legislative or regulatory action.
              (2) Results of this section.--
                      (A) In general.--The Director of the Centers for 
                  Disease Control shall conduct a study on the results of 
                  this section.
                      (B) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the 
                  date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
                  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall submit 
                  to the Attorney General and the Secretary of the 
                  Treasury a report that contains the findings of the 
                  study required by subparagraph (A).
      (d) Educational Programs.--For public service announcements and 
  counter advertisements designed to educate the public on the proper 
  storage of firearms, not more than $1,000,000 are authorized to be 
  appropriated for fiscal year 1998 to each of the Attorney General and 
  the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who shall coordinate their 
  expenditure of the sums appropriated pursuant to this subsection, and 
  the sums are authorized to remain available until expended.
      (e) Regulations Governing Manufacture of Locking Devices.--Within 6 
  months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
  issue final regulations which prescribe minimum quality standards for 
  locking devices.
      (f) Definitions.--As used in this section:
              (1) Locking device.--The term ``locking device'' means a 
          device that--
                      (A) when installed and secured (with a key, 
                  electronic code, or electro-mechanically operated 
                  combination lock) on the trigger guard of a firearm, 
                  and while activated, prevents the firearm from being 
                  discharged; or
                      (B) is incorporated into the design of, and is an 
                  integral part of, a handgun, and while activated, 
                  prevents the handgun from being discharged.
              (2) Other terms.--The terms ``State'', ``firearm'', 
          ``handgun'', ``dealer'', ``licensed dealer'', ``manufacturer'', 
          ``licensed manufacturer'', ``importer'', ``licensed importer'', 
          and ``Secretary'' shall have the meanings given such terms in 
          section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code.
target: Trigger Lock Act of 1997 - Prohibits the transfer of a firearm in the United States, in or affecting commerce, unless a locking device is attached to, or is an integral part of, the firearm.  Sets penalties for private transfers and transfers by federally licensed firearms dealers and manufacturers. 
  Prohibits and sets penalties for:  (1) the manufacture of a handgun in the United States, in or affecting commerce, unless a locking device that meets specified minimum quality standards is attached to, or is an integral part of, the firearm; (2) the transfer by any licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer of a handgun that is not accompanied by a specified printed message regarding firearm safety and storage; and (3) leaving a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition, with a minor unless the possession by the minor is supervised by an adult who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm. 
  Directs the National Institute of Justice and the Consumer Product Safety Commission to each study and report to the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury on the feasibility of developing minimum quality standards for locking devices. 
  Requires:  (1) the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct a study on the results of this Act and report to the Attorney General and the Secretary; and (2) the Secretary to issue final regulations which prescribe minimum quality standards for locking devices. 
  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1998 to the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services who shall coordinate their expenditures for public service announcements and counter advertisements to educate the public on proper firearm storage.
feat_title: Trigger Lock Act of 1997