To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program may be use for gun safe giveaway programs, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Brittany Pettersen (Democratic-CO)February 9, 2026

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Lets local police and governments use federal grants to give out gun safes for free.

This bill would let states and local governments use federal money meant for crime prevention. They could use it to run programs that give out gun safes for free. This means more people could get devices to safely store firearms at no cost, if their local area offers such programs.

What Would Change

Today, federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants cannot explicitly be used to give out gun safes. If this bill becomes law, these grants would be authorized to pay for programs. These programs would provide gun safes or other secure firearm storage devices to individuals for free.

Key Provisions

Lets states and local governments use federal crime prevention grants to give gun safes to individuals for free.

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HR 7446 · 119th Congress · February 9, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program may be use for gun safe giveaway programs, and for other purposes.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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