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STATE WARNINGS
California: WARNING “Firearms must be handled responsibly and securely stored to prevent access by children and
other unauthorized users. California has strict laws pertaining to rearms, and you may be ned or imprisoned if you fail
to comply with them. Visit the Web site of the California Attorney General at https://oag.ca.gov/rearms for information
on rearm laws applicable to you and how you can comply. Prevent child access by always keeping guns locked away
and unloaded when not in use. If you keep a loaded rearm where a child obtains and improperly uses it, you may be
ned or sent to prison.”
ADVERTENCIA “Las armas de fuego deben manipularse de manera responsable y segura para evitar el acceso de
niños y otros usuarios no autorizados. California tiene leyes estrictas relacionadas con armas de fuego, y usted puede ser
multado o encarcelado si no las cumple. Visite el sitio web del Procurador General de California en https://oag.ca.gov/
rearms para obtener información sobre las leyes de armas de fuego que le son aplicables y cómo puede cumplirlas. A
los niños los atraen las armas de fuego y las pueden hacer funcionar. Ellos pueden causarses lesions graves y la muerte.
Evite que los niños tengan accesso a las armas de fuego guardándolas siempre con llave y descargadas cuando no las
esté utilizando. Si usted tiene un arma de fuego cargada en un lugar en que un niño tiene acceso a ella y la usa indebida-
mente, le pueden dar una multa o enviarlo a la carcel.”
Connecticut: UNLAWFUL STORAGE OF A LOADED FIREARM MAY RESULT IN IMPRISONMENT OR FINE.
Florida: IT IS UNLAWFUL, AND PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT AND FINE, FOR ANY ADULT TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIRE-
ARM IN ANY PLACE WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE OR TO KNOWINGLY SELL
OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM TO A MINOR OR A PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND.
Guam: IT IS UNLAWFUL AND PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT AND A FINE FOR ANY ADULT TO STORE OF LEAVE A FIRE-
ARM WITHOUT PLACING IT IN A SECURE LOCKED CABINET OR CLOSET, OR WITHOUT A TRIGGER LOCK IN PLACE.
Maine: ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD IS A CRIME. IF YOU LEAVE A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION WITHIN EASY
ACCESS OF A CHILD, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO FINE, IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH. KEEP FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION SEPA-
RATE. KEEP FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION LOCKED UP. USE TRIGGER LOCKS
Maryland: WARNING: Children can operate rearms which may cause death or serious injury. It is a crime to store or
leave a loaded rearm in any location where an individual knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor
would gain access to the rearm. Store your rearm responsibly!
Massachusetts: WARNING FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL: This handgun is not equipped with a
device that fully blocks use by unauthorized users. More than 200,000 rearms like this one are stolen from their owners
every year in the United States. In addition, there are more than a thousand suicides each year by younger children and
teenagers who get access to rearms. Hundreds more die from accidental discharge. It is likely that many more children
sustain serious wounds, or inict such wounds accidentally on others. In order to limit the chance of such misuse, it is
imperative that you keep this weapon locked in a secure place and take other steps necessary to limit the possibility of
theft or accident. Failure to take reasonable preventive steps may result in innocent lives being lost, and in some circum-
stances may result in your liability for these deaths.
IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR KEEP A FIREARM, RIFLE, SHOTGUN OR MACHINE GUN IN ANY PLACE UNLESS THAT WEAP-
ON IS EQUIPPED WITH A TAMPERRESISTANT SAFETY DEVICE OR IS STORED OR KEPT IN A SECURELY LOCKED CONTAINER.
Minnesota: IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WHERE A CHILD CAN OBTAIN ACCESS.
New Hampshire: IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE OWNER OF A FIREARM SEEK FIREARM SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FROM A
CERTIFIED FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR AND KEEP FIREARMS SECURED FROM UNAUTHORIZED USE.
New Jersey: IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE, PUNISHABLE BY A FINE AND IMPRISONMENT, FOR AN ADULT TO LEAVE A
LOADED FIREARM WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR.
New York: THE USE OF A LOCKING DEVICE OR SAFETY LOCK IS ONLY ONE ASPECT OF RESPONSIBLE FIREARM STORAGE.
FOR INCREASED SAFETY, FIREARMS SHOULD BE STORED UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION THAT IS BOTH SEPA-
RATE FROM THEIR AMMUNITION AND INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS.
North Carolina: IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM THAT CAN BE DISCHARGED IN A MANNER THAT A REA-
SONABLE PERSON SHOULD KNOW IS ACCESSIBLE TO A MINOR.
Puerto Rico: The use of a locking device or safety lock on a rearm is adviseable. Every loaded weapon as well as its am-
munition must be kept out of the reach of minors or person who are not authorized to use them. It is adviseable to keep
your weapons apart from teh ammunition.
Texas: IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE, TRANSPORT, OR ABANDON AN UNSECURED FIREARM IN A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN
ARE LIKELY TO BE AND CAN OBTAIN ACCESS TO THE FIREARM.
Wisconsin: IF YOU LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD YOU MAY BE FINED OR
IMPRISONED OR BOTH IF THE CHILD IMPROPERLY DISCHARGES, POSSESSES, OR EXHIBITS THE FIREARM.