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2010 SESSION
HB 72 Firearms; possession with intent to use on school property is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Possession of firearms on school property; penalties. Changes the penalty for possession of a firearm on school property from a Class 6 felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor, the same penalty that applies to the possession of other weapons on school property. However, if a person possesses a firearm on school property with the intent to use the firearm unlawfully or to threaten or endanger another person, or if a person actually uses the firearm in an unlawful manner or threatens or endangers another person, such person is guilty of a Class 6 felony. If a person unlawfully discharges a firearm upon school property, upon other property being used exclusively for school-sponsored functions or extracurricular activities, or upon a school bus, such person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years.
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HISTORY
- 12/29/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101085D
- 12/29/09 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/22/10 House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 01/22/10 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/03/10 House: Assigned MPPS sub: #3
- 02/08/10 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (3-Y 2-N)
- 02/16/10 House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety