Firearms
Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)
Firearm purchases; waiting period; offense [HB-2180]
Firearm purchases; waiting period; offense
Sponsored by: Sen. Lela Alston
House Read Second Time on 01/26/2023
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Underage persons; possession; ownership; firearms [HB-2193]
Underage persons; possession; ownership; firearms
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Longdon
House Read Second Time on 01/24/2023
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)
Provisional concealed weapons permit [HB-2170]
Provisional concealed weapons permit
Sponsored by: Rep. Quang Nguyen
House Read Second Time on 01/18/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, possession, etc., prohibited. [SB-1382]
Purchase, possession, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses, transports, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is defined in the bill, and prohibits a person who has been convicted of such violation from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for a period of three years from the date of conviction. The bill provides that an assault firearm does not include any firearm
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen
Left In Public Safety on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Firearms; use, display, or concealment in committing certain felonies, penalty. [SB-1378]
Use, display, or concealment of firearm in committing certain felonies; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of a separate felony if he carries about his person any pistol, shotgun, rifle, or other firearm that is hidden from common observation while committing or attempting to commit certain other felonies. The bill also increases from three to five years for a first offense and from five to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense the mandatory minimum sentences for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Passed By Indefinitely In Judiciary (9-y 6-n) on 01/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Firearms-related offenses; increases mandatory minimum sentences, penalty. [SB-1353]
Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentences; penalty. Increases from three to five years for a first offense and from five to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense the mandatory minimum sentences for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies. The bill also increases the punishment from a Class 6 felony to a Class 5 felony and increases from five to 10 years the mandatory minimum sentence for knowingly possessing any firearm within the building of a child day center or public, private, or religious preschool,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce Reeves
Passed By Indefinitely In Judiciary (8-y 6-n 1-a) on 01/30/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Assault firearms; age requirement, penalty. [SB-1283]
Assault firearms; age requirement; penalty. Provides that in order to purchase an assault firearm a person must be 21 years of age or older. The bill expands the definition of "assault firearm" as the term applies to criminal history record information checks.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Incorporated By Judiciary on 01/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Firearms, etc.; control of possession by locality. [SB-1236]
Control of firearms by localities. Removes a locality's authority to prohibit the possession or carrying of firearms, ammunition, or components or any combination thereof in (i) any public park owned or operated by the locality; (ii) any recreation or community center facility operated by the locality; or (iii) any public street, road, alley, or sidewalk or public right-of-way or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public and is being used by or is adjacent to a permitted event or an event that would otherwise require a permit.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Passed By Indefinitely In Judiciary (9-y 6-n) on 01/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
National Rifle Association; removes references from the Code. [HB-2164]
Firearms; National Rifle Association. Removes references to the National Rifle Association (the NRA) from the Code and repealing authority for special license plates in support of the NRA.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Scott
Left In Public Safety on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault and battery against person in dating relationship. [HB-2070]
Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following an assault and battery against a person in a dating relationship with the alleged offender, penalty. Provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2023, for the offense of assault and battery against a person in a dating relationship, as defined in the bill, with the alleged offender or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Civil action against parent; minor's possession and use of firearm. [HB-2227]
Civil action against parent; minor's possession and use of firearm. Creates a civil cause of action against a parent, guardian, legal custodian, or other person standing in loco parentis of a minor for injury to the person or property of another or for wrongful death resulting from the minor's possession and use of a firearm if it can be shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the minor came into possession of such firearm because of the failure of the civil defendant to reasonably secure the firearm.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Assault firearms; age requirement for purchase, penalty. [HB-2288]
Assault firearms; purchase; age requirement; penalty. Provides that in order to purchase an assault firearm a person must be 21 years of age or older. The bill also expands the definition of "assault firearm" as the term applies to criminal history record information checks.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
Left In Public Safety on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Assault firearms, etc.; prohibiting sale, transport, penalties. [HB-2240]
Prohibiting the sale, transport, etc., of assault firearms, large-capacity firearm magazines, and silencers; penalties. Expands the definition of "assault firearm" and prohibits any person from importing, selling, transferring, manufacturing, purchasing, or transporting an assault firearm. A violation of this provision of the bill is a Class 6 felony. The bill also prohibits a dealer from selling, renting, trading, or transferring from his inventory an assault firearm to any person. The bill makes it a Class 6 felony to import, sell, transfer, manufacture,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
Left In Public Safety on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Firearm locks; required for sale or transfer of handguns, warning against accessibility to children. [HB-2078]
Firearm locks required for sale or transfer of handguns; warning against accessibility to children; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any handgun to any person (i) other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for that handgun, or (ii) unless the handgun is accompanied by a warning, in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a label affixed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Owners of firearms; use of firearm by minor in commission of crime or to cause bodily injury. [HB-2141]
Owners of firearms; use of firearm by minor in commission of crime or to cause bodily injury; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for an owner of a firearm, as defined in the bill, who (i) allows a minor to possess such firearm and such minor uses such firearm (a) in the commission of a crime or (b) to intentionally or with gross negligence cause bodily injury to himself or another person, or (ii) knows or reasonably should know that a minor is in close proximity, as defined in the bill, to such firearm as to allow such minor to possess or transport
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Firearms; waiting period for purchase, penalty. [HB-2273]
Purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalty. Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least three days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal history record information, with exceptions for (i) transactions between licensed firearms importers or collectors, manufacturers, or dealers; (ii) purchases by or sales to any law-enforcement officer or agent of the United States, the Commonwealth or any local government, or any campus police officer;
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In Public Safety on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct, civil liability. [SB-1167]
Firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct; civil liability. Creates standards of responsible conduct for firearm industry members, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill requires any firearm industry member that sells, manufactures, distributes, markets, or intends to sell, manufacture, distribute, or market firearm industry products, as that term is defined in the bill, within the Commonwealth, or that sells, manufactures, distributes, markets, or intends to sell, manufacture, distribute, or market firearm industry products
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen
Left In Public Safety on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty. [SB-1139]
Storage of firearms in a residence where a minor is present; penalty. Requires any person who possesses a firearm in a residence where such person knows that a minor under 18 years of age or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm resides shall store such firearm and the ammunition for such firearm in a locked container, compartment, or cabinet that is inaccessible to such minor or prohibited person. The bill provides that a violation is a Class 4 misdemeanor. The bill exempts any person in lawful possession of a firearm who
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen
Left In Public Safety on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty. [SB-1192]
Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles, pistols, and shotguns on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public. Under current law, the current prohibition on carrying certain shotguns and semi-automatic center-fire rifles and pistols applies to a narrower range of firearms, only in certain localities, and only when such firearms are loaded. Carrying
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen
Left In Public Safety on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms; sale, transfer, or purchase, penalty. [SB-1181]
Sale, transfer, or purchase of unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor, which is punishable as a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense, for any person to knowingly sell, offer to sell, transfer, or purchase an unfinished frame or receiver, as defined in the bill, unless the party selling, offering to sell, transferring, or purchasing the unfinished frame or receiver is a federal firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer or the unfinished frame or receiver is required by federal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Left In Public Safety on 02/22/2023