HB 6001 Summary

• Requires federally licensed firearms dealers to include a trigger lock, gun case, or storage container with each firearm sale, with exceptions for police, antique firearms, and buyers who provide their own locking device.

• Mandates dealers provide free safety brochures with firearm purchases and post notices at sales points warning buyers of criminal and civil liability for unsupervised access by minors.

• Requires dealers to obtain signed statements from both dealer and purchaser confirming compliance with locking device and safety information requirements, retaining copies for 6 years.

• Beginning 30 days after the 2016 amendment's effective date, dealers must provide the Department of State Police with ballistic fingerprint records for all pistol sales; the department shall establish rules defining acceptable record types.

• Shields federally licensed dealers from liability for firearm misuse if sales comply with this section and applicable law; limits political subdivisions' ability to sue firearm producers, with narrow exceptions for contract breaches, warranty claims, and product defects.