Manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possession of undetectable firearms; penalty.
Summary
Manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possessionof undetectable firearms; penalty. Creates a Class 5 felony forany person who manufactures, imports, sells, transfers, or possessesany firearm that, after removal of all parts other than a major component,defined in the bill, is not detectable as a firearm by the typesof detection devices, including X-ray machines, commonly used at airports for security screening. The bill updates language regardingthe types of detection devices that are used at airports for detectingplastic firearms.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2020
Last action Feb 11, 2020
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Total actions
4
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Committee
1
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101586D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
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