United States · Bill · S
S. 1917 (105th)
Child Firearm Access Prevention Act
Introduced
2 April 1998
Last action
2 April 1998 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
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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Timeline
2 April 1998
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
2 April 1998
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
2 April 1998
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3131-3132)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2 April 1998 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/1917
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1917
- us · 105-s-1917 · source updated 10 August 2026