LEGISLATIVE ALERT!
GUNS BILLS BEING HEARD!
DATE: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
TIME: 3:00 PM
PLACE: House Lounge - State House
House Bill No. 7217
(Governor)
BY Knight, Caldwell, Boylan, Dawson, Speakman, Craven, Batista, Felix, McEntee, Ajello
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULT WEAPONS
{LC3374/1} (Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act to be "grandfathered". Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment.)
House Bill No. 7268
BY Boylan, Knight, Tanzi, Caldwell, Kazarian, Stewart, Fogarty, Craven, McEntee, Batista
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS {LC3489/1}
(Requires purchasers of firearms, to take and pass a basic firearm safety test and requires the firearm test administered by DEM be updated every two years, as deemed appropriate and repeals § 11-47-35.2.)
House Bill No. 7269
BY Boylan, Knight, Tanzi, Caldwell, Kazarian, Stewart, Craven, McEntee, Dawson, Batista
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS {LC3490/1}
(Prohibits purchases of more than one firearm in any thirty (30) day period.)
House Bill No. 7270
BY Noret, Place, Dawson, O'Brien, Corvese, Chippendale, Casey, Phillips, Cardillo, Bennett
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS {LC3741/1}
(Provides the review and appeal process for individuals applying for a permit or license to carry a handgun with the licensing authority or attorney general.)
House Bill No. 7373
BY Caldwell, Knight, Fellela, Batista, Boylan, Kazarian, Fogarty, Stewart, McEntee, Handy
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS {LC4005/1}
(Requires safe storage of firearms/provides civil and criminal penalties for violations/adds rifles and shotguns to the types of firearms requiring a trigger lock to be included with purchase/requires firearms dealers post signs regarding safe storage.)
House Bill No. 7374
BY Place, J. Brien, Rea
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS -- CONCEALED
CARRY REFORM {LC4104/1} (Expands firearm rights to recognize out of state carry permits, authorizes weapons carried during emergency evacuation and establishes an appeal process for permit denied.)
House Bill No. 7751
BY Dawson, Shanley, Noret, O'Brien, Casey, Knight, Boylan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS {LC5309/1}
(Punishes as felony act of unlawfully discharging a firearm or incendiary or explosive substance or device with the intent to hit or fire into any unoccupied dwelling, building, other structure or ship, automobile or other conveyance.)
House Bill No. 7752
BY Lima, Vella-Wilkinson, Cardillo, Azzinaro, Chippendale, Phillips, Place, Hull, Kennedy,
Corvese ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS {LC5564/1} (Provides that any person eighteen (18) years of age who is issued a license or permit may carry a stun gun.)
House Bill No. 7827
(Attorney General)
BY Serpa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS {LC5087/1}
(Disqualifies individuals with prior felony convictions from purchasing or possessing a firearm.)
House Bill No. 7828
(Attorney General)
BY Craven, McEntee
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF
CRIMINAL RECORDS {LC5573/1} (Allows a law enforcement agency to consider expunged
records when issuing a license or permit to carry a pistol or revolver.)
House Bill No. 7829
(Attorney General)
BY Boylan, Knight, Caldwell, Dawson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS {LC5085/1}
(Specifies that it is unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) to possess a firearm.)
