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HB 1478 Concealed handguns; procedure for obtaining permit.

Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Qualifications for concealed handgun permit. Requires that a court consult with the Department of State Police to perform a background check on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) before issuing a concealed handgun permit to an applicant. If the NICS check indicates that applicant is ineligible to possess or transport a firearm under federal law, the applicant will be disqualified from obtaining a concealed handgun permit. Performing a NICS check to obtain a concealed handgun permit would allow the holder of a valid permit to purchase a gun without an additional background check. The bill also supplants the current list of options to prove proficiency with a handgun for the purpose of qualifying for a concealed handgun permit with one option: a State Police-sanctioned handgun training course. Individuals formerly employed as law-enforcement officers in the Commonwealth or for the Armed Forces of the United States who were not terminated from the position for cause are exempt from the proficiency training course.


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