Firearms; recklessly allowing access to certain persons, penalty.
Summary
Recklessly allowing access to firearms to certainpersons; penalty. Provides that any person who (i) sells, barters,gives, or furnishes; (ii) has in his possession or under his controlwith the intent of selling, bartering, giving, or furnishing; or (iii)recklessly allows access to any firearm to any person he knows orhas reason to believe is prohibited from possessing or transportinga firearm is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Under current law, such prohibition applies only to a person who (a) sells, barters, gives,or furnishes or (b) has in his possession or under his control withthe intent of selling, bartering, giving, or furnishing any firearmto any person he knows is prohibited from possessing or transportinga firearm.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Feb 11, 2020
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Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103801D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
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