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An Act To Require a Dealer To Sell a Gun Lock with Every New Firearm
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  25 MRSA §2014  is enacted to read:
§ 2014. Sale of firearm to include gun lock
 
1.  Definitions.     As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
 
A.  "Firearm" has the same meaning as in Title 17-A, section 2, subsection 12-A.
 
B.  "Firearm dealer" means a person who is licensed as a dealer under 18 United States Code, Section 923, or who is required to be licensed as a dealer under that section.
 
C.  "Gun lock" means a device external to a firearm or part of a firearm that prevents the firearm from discharging until the device is removed or deactivated and is approved by a firearm safety device laboratory recognized by the California Department of Justice.
 
2.  Requirement.     A firearm dealer may not sell at retail a firearm without also selling the purchaser a gun lock for that firearm.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires a firearm dealer to sell a gun lock with every firearm the dealer sells at retail in the State.