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1998 SESSION
HB 1258 Carrying loaded firearms in public areas; penalty.
Introduced by: Viola D. Baskerville | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Carrying loaded firearms in public areas; penalty. Redefines "firearm" for the purposes of the section which prohibits carrying loaded firearms in public areas in cities with populations of 160,000 or more or in any county having an urban county executive form of government or any county or city surrounded thereby or adjacent thereto or in any county having a county manager form of government, to mean a handgun or other weapon intended to propel a missile of any kind.
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HISTORY
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 989018260
- 01/26/98 House: Referred to Committee on Militia and Police
- 02/02/98 House: Assigned to M. & P. sub-committee: 1
- 02/09/98 House: Passed by indefinitely in M. & P. (15-Y 8-N)