The Safe Storage Lockers for House Office Buildings Act would allow House employees to temporarily store legally authorized self-defense weapons—including firearms, stun guns, and self-defense sprays—in secure lockers at entrances to House office buildings in Washington, D.C. Currently, federal law prohibits carrying these weapons inside federal buildings, even though they are legal under D.C. law for self-defense outside those buildings. The bill cites high crime rates in the District and notes that many House employees walk to work and have been crime victims. The Capitol Police Board would be required to design, install, and operate the storage lockers at external entrances to all House office buildings within 180 days of the bill's enactment, with employees required to immediately store any weapons upon entry and retrieve them before leaving. The bill applies to House employees, interns, and fellows across the six major House office buildings and the House wing of the Capitol.
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