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House committee approves bill shielding licensed dealers who temporarily store guns for people in crisis
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 1067 to provide civil-immunity for federally licensed firearm dealers who enter firearm-hold agreements and store guns for people at risk; the bill includes an exception for unlawful conduct and requires dealers to follow federal recordkeeping and background-check rules when returning firearms.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to pass House Bill 1067 as amended, a bill to limit civil liability for federally licensed firearms dealers who agree to hold and securely store a person's firearms under a private firearm-hold agreement. Representative Zach Gramlich presented the bill and said it is intended to allow dealers to assist people at risk of suicide or crisis without fear of civil suits.
"You may need a place to take those weapons, who can store them for you in a safe way," Gramlich said in his presentation, describing scenarios in which an individual or family might ask an FFL to hold firearms temporarily. Karen Pantello, chairman of the board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and Nathan House, owner of Arkansas…
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