AB 431

This bill prohibits a person from storing or leaving a firearm at his or her

residence in any place other than in a securely locked box or container or other secure

locked location or with a trigger lock engaged if the person resides with a child who

is under the age of 18 or if the person knows a child who is under the age of 18 will

be present in the person's residence. A person who violates this requirement is guilty

of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class I felony for a second or

subsequent offense. This replaces the current law that penalizes a person who

recklessly stores or leaves a loaded firearm within reach of a child who is under 14

if the child obtains it and does one of the following: 1) discharges the firearm and

causes bodily harm or death (Class A misdemeanor); or 2) possesses or exhibits the

firearm in a public place or endangers public safety (Class C misdemeanor).