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Introduced
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
In Committee
02/21/2020
02/21/2020
Crossed Over
02/26/2020
02/26/2020
Passed
03/18/2020
03/18/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/10/2020
04/10/2020
Introduced Session
2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Firearm sales; criminal history record information checks; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm sale and directs the Department of State Police (the Department) to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a background check from licensed firearms dealers. A person who sells a firearm to another person without obtaining the required background check is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that a purchaser who receives a firearm from another person without obtaining the required background check is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill removes the provision that makes background checks of prospective purchasers or transferees at firearms shows voluntary. The bill also provides that the Department shall have three business days to complete a background check before a firearm may be transferred.
AI Summary
This bill makes the following key provisions:
- Requires a background check for any firearm sale and directs the Department of State Police to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a background check from licensed firearms dealers.
- Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to sell a firearm to another person without obtaining the required background check, and also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to purchase a firearm without the required background check.
- Removes the provision that makes background checks of prospective purchasers or transferees at firearms shows voluntary, and requires the Department of State Police to be available at every firearms show to conduct such background checks.
- Provides that the Department of State Police shall have three business days to complete a background check before a firearm may be transferred.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (6)
Louise Lucas (D)*,
Richard Saslaw (D)*,
Jennifer Boysko (D),
Lynwood Lewis (D),
Jenn McClellan (D),
Joseph Morrissey (D),
Last Action
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1112) (on 04/10/2020)
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