Prohibits the purchasing of semi-automatic and fully automatic firearms by anyone under twenty years of age
This bill prohibits anyone under the age of twenty from buying, trading, or leasing fully automatic or semi-automatic firearms in commercial transactions. It also makes it illegal for dealers to knowingly sell these specific types of guns to people under twenty. The law defines semi-automatic firearms as repeating guns that automatically reload but require a manual trigger pull for each shot, while excluding sales to active-duty military or law enforcement. Violations by dealers are classified as a class A misdemeanor, whereas violations by buyers are considered a class E felony.
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in committee
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Introduction
Dec 2023
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Introduced Dec 1, 2023
Last action May 17, 2024
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May 17, 2024
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Referred: General Laws(H)
lower
Dec 1, 2023
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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