Bill > HF3350

This bill establishes a lifetime firearms ban for individuals convicted of certain misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor domestic assault offenses, expanding existing laws that already restrict firearm possession for those convicted of more serious domestic violence crimes. Specifically, it amends laws related to orders for protection, domestic assaults, and general firearm ineligibility to mandate a lifetime prohibition on possessing firearms for individuals convicted of domestic assault that qualifies as a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, as defined by federal law, or who used a firearm during the commission of such an assault. This change shifts the court's discretion from potentially imposing a lifetime ban to mandating it, ensuring that those convicted of these offenses are permanently prohibited from owning firearms. The bill also clarifies that firearms restrictions imposed under these provisions expire only if the person receives an expungement or pardon that expressly allows firearm possession, and that such expiration does not affect other existing firearm restrictions.