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Maine:
“ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF ACHILD IS ACRIME. IF YOU LEAVE AFIREARM AND AMMUNITIONWITHIN EASYACCESS OF ACHILD, YOU MAYBESUBJECTTO FINE, IMPRISONMENTOR BOTH. KEEPFIREARMS AND AMMUNITION SEPARATE. KEEPFIREARMS AND AMMUNITION LOCKED UP. USETRIGGER LOCKS.”
Maryland:
“WARNING: Children can operate firearms which may causedeath or serious injury. It is a crimeto store or leave a loadedfirearm in any location where an individual knew or shouldhave known that an unsupervised minor would gain access tothe firearm. Store your firearm responsibly!”
Massachusetts:
“WARNING FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEYGENERAL: This handgun is not equipped with a device thatfully blocks use by unauthorized users. More than 200,000firearms like this one are stolen from their owners every yearin the United States. In addition, there are more than athousand suicides each year by younger children andteenagers who get access to firearms. Hundreds more die fromaccidental discharge. It is likely that many more childrensustain serious wounds, or inflict such wounds accidentally onothers. In order to limit the chance of such misuse, it isimperative that you keep this weapon locked in a secure placeand take other steps necessary to limit the possibility of theftor accident. Failure to take reasonable preventive steps mayresult in innocent lives being lost, and in some circumstancesmay result in your liability for these deaths.”“ITIS UNLAWFULTO STORE OR KEEPAFIREARM,RIFLE, SHOTGUN OR MACHINE GUN IN ANYPLACEUNLESS THATWEAPON IS EQUIPPED WITH ATAMPER-RESISTANTSAFETYDEVICE OR IS STOREDOR KEPTIN ASECURELYLOCKED CONTAINER.”
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