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2007 SESSION

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HB 2588 National Firearms Act; Superintendent of Dept. of State Police to certify transfer & registration.

Introduced by: William R. Janis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Certification of machine gun transfer and registration.  Names the Superintendent of the Department of State Police as a chief law-enforcement officer for purposes of certifying applications for the transfer and registration of weapons subject to the National Firearms Act. Upon receipt of a request to certify an application, the Superintendent shall provide the certification within 15 days unless he has knowledge that the applicant is prohibited from receiving the weapon.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Certification of machine gun transfer and registration.  Names the Superintendent of the Department of State Police as chief law-enforcement officer for purposes of certifying applications for the transfer and registration of machine guns. Federal law requires that the applications be certified by a chief law-enforcement officer.