Firearms; control by localities.

Control of firearms by localities. Grantslocalities authority to adopt or enforce an ordinance, resolution,or motion governing the possession, carrying, storage, or transportingof firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof in thelocality. Various provisions limiting such authority are repealed.Provisions limiting the authority of localities and state governmentalentities to bring lawsuits against certain firearms manufacturersand others are also repealed. The bill alsochanges from mandatory to optional the existing requirement that alocality adopting an ordinance regarding the disposition of certainacquired firearms offer for sale by public auction or sealed bidsto a person licensed as a dealer any firearm received by the locality,and provides that if an individual surrendering a firearm requestsin writing that the firearm be destroyed, such firearm shall be destroyedby the locality. This bill was incorporated into SB 35.