Bill > HB878

This bill, known as The Mississippi Houston/Hunter Act, establishes limited legal protection for Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs), which are individuals licensed to deal in firearms under federal law, when they engage in "Firearm Hold Agreements." A Firearm Hold Agreement is defined as a private arrangement where an FFL temporarily takes possession of a firearm from an individual owner at the owner's request, holds it for a set time, and then returns it. The core provision of the bill states that no one can sue an FFL in civil court for returning a firearm to its owner after such an agreement ends, as long as the FFL was operating legally and did not engage in any unlawful conduct related to the agreement. This means FFLs are generally protected from liability when they facilitate these temporary firearm storage arrangements, provided they follow the law.

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