Bill > HB1878

This bill requires that all sales or transfers of firearms be processed through a licensed firearms dealer. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Defining terms such as "law enforcement officer", "licensed dealer", and "person" for the purposes of the bill. 2. Requiring that all firearm sales or transfers, including online transactions, be conducted through a licensed dealer, unless the parties to the transaction are both licensed dealers or the transaction meets other specified exceptions. 3. Allowing unlicensed parties to use a licensed dealer to facilitate the sale or transfer, with the dealer conducting a background check and complying with all relevant laws. 4. Providing exceptions to the requirement to use a licensed dealer, such as for law enforcement, military personnel, gunsmiths, common carriers, and transfers between certain relatives. 5. Establishing a penalty of a class B misdemeanor for violations of the bill's provisions, with each day of a violation being considered a separate offense. 6. Requiring law enforcement agencies to report any violations by licensed dealers to the state Attorney General, who must then report the violation to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.