1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2017 . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) It is in the interest of the United States to protect its citizens from handgun violence and accidental firearm deaths. (2) Personalizing handguns would prevent unauthorized users, whether children, criminals, or others, from misusing the weapons. (3) Personalizing handguns would allow authorized users to continue to lawfully own and use their handguns more safely. (4) From 2011 to 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control, an average of 544 Americans died in firearm accidents each year. (5) According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, an unintentional shooting involving a child happens every 34 hours in the United States. (6) According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, almost 350,000 incidents of firearm theft from private citizens occur each year. (7) According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 24 law enforcement efficers were killed with their own weapon between 2006 and 2015. (8) According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, almost half of all murders in the United States in 2015 were committed with handguns. I Technology for Personalized Handguns Grants 101. Definitions In this title: (1) Authorized user The term authorized user , with respect to a firearm, means— (A) the lawful owner of the firearm; and (B) any individual who is— (i) authorized by the lawful owner of the firearm to use the firearm; and (ii) authorized, under the law of the State where the firearm is being used, to own, carry, or use a firearm in the State. (2) Handgun The term handgun has the meaning given the term in section 921(a)(29) of title 18, United States Code. (3) Personalized handgun The term personalized handgun means a handgun that— (A) enables only an authorized user of the handgun to fire the handgun; and (B) is manufactured in such a manner that the firing restriction described in subparagraph (A)— (i) is incorporated into the design of the handgun