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2016 SESSION
HB 1000 Online firearm sale; criminal history record information check, penalties.
Introduced by: Mark H. Levine | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Online firearm sale; criminal history record information check; penalties. Requires a background check for any firearm transfer that is arranged through a public Internet-based communication 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 prohibits a person from placing any advertisement knowing the purpose of the advertisement is to sell or transfer a firearm through a public Internet-based communication and provides that placing such an advertisement is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts transfers or sales between immediate family members.
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HISTORY
- 01/13/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101896D
- 01/13/16 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/27/16 House: Assigned MPPS sub: #1
- 01/28/16 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 02/16/16 House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety