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2013 SESSION
HB 2025 Firearms; requires background check for any purchase.
Introduced by: Patrick A. Hope | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Sale of firearms; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm purchase and requires the Department of State Police to establish a process for sellers to obtain such a check from licensed firearm dealers. A seller who fails to obtain such a check and sells the gun to any other person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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HISTORY
- 01/09/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103557D
- 01/09/13 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/15/13 House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1
- 01/17/13 House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote
- 02/06/13 House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety