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2018 SESSION
HB 721 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
Introduced by: Kenneth R. Plum | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm transfer and requires the Department of State Police to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a check from licensed firearms dealers. A transferor who fails to obtain a required background check and sells the firearm to another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts transfers between immediate family members, transfers that occur by operation of law, transfers by the executor or administrator of an estate or by the trustee of a testamentary trust, and temporary transfers that (i) occur within the continuous presence of the owner of the firearm; (ii) are necessary to prevent imminent death or serious bodily injury; (iii) occur at a shooting range, shooting gallery, or other area designed for the purpose of target shooting, for use during target practice, a firearms safety or training course or class, a shooting competition, or any similar lawful activity; or (iv) are for the purpose of and while the transferee is engaged in hunting, trapping, or target shooting. The bill removes the provision that makes background checks of prospective purchasers or transferees at firearms shows voluntary.
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HISTORY
- 01/09/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102340D
- 01/09/18 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/17/18 House: Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/25/18 House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 2-N)
- 02/13/18 House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety