Firearms: silencers.
Summary
Existing law makes it a felony for any person, firm, or corporation to possess a silencer within this state. Existing law exempts specified actions from those provisions, including the manufacture, possession, transportation, or sale or other transfer of silencers to specified law enforcement agencies and military or naval forces by dealers or manufacturers registered under federal law. This bill would further exempt the sale or other transfer of silencers in interstate or foreign commerce to a person or entity outside of this state by dealers or manufacturers registered under federal law from the prohibition on possessing silencers, if the sale or other transfer is in accordance with federal law.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2018
Last action Apr 10, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Apr 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Mar 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sharon Quirk-Silva
DDemocratic
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