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S 1917 105th Congress Senate

Child Firearm Access Prevention Act

Official title: A bill to prevent children from injuring themselves and others with firearms.

Introduced: April 2, 1998 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Apr 2, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 2, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3131-3132)
Apr 2, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Firearm Access Prevention Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prescribe penalties in cases where a person keeps a loaded firearm or an unloaded firearm and ammunition to which a juvenile obtains access and causes death or injury, exhibits the firearm in a public place, or possesses the firearm in a school zone.

Makes penalties inapplicable in cases where: (1) the person keeping the firearm uses a secure gun storage or safety device for the firearm; (2) the person is a peace officer or a member of the armed forces or National Guard and the juvenile obtains the firearm during, or incidental to, the performance of such person's official duties in that capacity; (3) the juvenile obtains or discharges the firearm in a lawful act of self-defense or defense of others; or (4) the person has no reasonable expectation that a juvenile is likely to be present on the premises where the firearm is kept.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure that a copy of the prohibition under this Act appears on the form required to be obtained by a licensed dealer from a prospective transferee of a firearm.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1917: Child Firearm Access Prevention Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1917/
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"S. 1917: Child Firearm Access Prevention Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1917/.
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S. 1917, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1917/.
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