Every day, eight children and teens are unintentionally injured or killed due to an unlocked or unsupervised gun in the home — also known as “family fire." A recent study found that nearly two-thirds of gun owning adults in California who have children in the home did not store firearms locked and unloaded. This legislation will prevent family fire by informing parents and guardians about how they can safely store their firearms — locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition.
AB 452 will:
- Require the Department of Education to create a notification outlining California’s Child Access Prevention laws and laws regarding safe storage of firearms.
- Require California public schools to notify parents about the state’s safe firearm storage and child access prevention laws.
- Require a notification to be sent out at the beginning of each semester or quarter of the regular school term and during any new enrollment or transfer.
- Immunize school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and the superintendent from civil liability for any damages relating to the notification.