HB 5790 Summary

• Requires federally licensed firearms dealers to include either a trigger lock, disabling device, or secured gun case/storage container with every firearm sale, unless exempted.

• Exempts firearm sales to police officers/agencies and to buyers who present their own trigger lock or storage container with a purchase receipt.

• Mandates dealers provide free safety brochures with firearm sales and post warning notices at store entrances, exits, and points of sale about liability for unsupervised access by minors.

• Prohibits dealers from requiring ammunition purchasers to buy a firearm as a condition of sale, with violations subject to civil infraction fines up to $1,000.

• Establishes protections against civil liability for dealers complying with the law and limits political subdivisions from suing firearm/ammunition manufacturers except for contract disputes, warranty claims, or product defects.