Provide a cause of action against certain adults for allowing a minor to possess a handgun and create an offense of leaving a loaded firearm in a location accessible to a minor

Summary

The proposal creates a civil cause of action that holds parents, guardians, or their spouses strictly liable for damages if they knowingly let a child under 14 possess a handgun or ammunition. It also makes it a Class I misdemeanor for anyone to store or leave a loaded handgun unsecured where a child under 14 could reach it and the child later uses it or displays it publicly. The measure is intended to increase adult accountability for firearm safety around minors.

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