Bill > H2097

This bill aims to prevent illegal gun trafficking and reduce gun violence among youth in the Commonwealth. It introduces several key provisions: 1. It defines "microstamping" as a technology that etches a microscopic array of characters identifying the make, model, and serial number of a firearm onto the internal working parts, which are then transferred to the cartridge case when the firearm is fired. 2. It limits licensed firearms dealers to selling or transferring no more than 15 firearms per year, with some exceptions, and requires them to only sell guns equipped with microstamping technology starting 3 years after the bill's passage. 3. It establishes penalties for licensed dealers who purchase or accept more than 15 firearms in a year, and for individuals who inherit firearms but fail to legally transfer them within 180 days. 4. It removes an exemption that currently allows individuals to possess a firearm in their residence or place of business without a license. 5. It strengthens laws against removing, defacing, or altering the serial number, identification number, or microstamping functions of a firearm. The bill also directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Security to study the feasibility of an interstate compact to combat illegal gun trafficking between states.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2097