Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement

Added new sections covering firearm possession rules for all citizens, including age restrictions and licensing requirements

Established that persons must be at least 18 years old to carry concealed deadly weapons without a license, with exceptions for law enforcement and other specific categories

Created detailed prohibitions on firearm possession for individuals with criminal convictions, mental health adjudications, domestic violence orders, and other disqualifying conditions

Added specific penalties including fines and imprisonment for violations of firearm possession laws, with enhanced penalties for repeat offenses

Included new definitions for prohibited persons and established procedures for petitioning to regain firearm possession rights

Changed the age threshold from twenty-one to eighteen years in several sections, reflecting updated state law standards

Removed formal enrolled document formatting including certification signatures from clerks and speaker

Added website navigation elements, links, and footer information typical of a legislative website

Removed page numbering and enrolled document headers

Added interactive website elements like email forms, contact links, and site navigation

Added official enrollment certification language, signatures for House and Senate clerks, Speaker, President, and Governor, and effective date notation (90 days from passage).

Removed draft markup indicators, page numbers, and committee reporting dates that were present in the committee substitute version.

Consolidated fragmented text into continuous paragraphs and removed navigation elements and website footer content from the legislative text.

The section number was changed from §15-10-8 to §30-29-15, moving the provision from the cooperation article to the law enforcement training and certification article.

Eligibility was expanded to include chief executives and law enforcement officials in addition to law enforcement officers, and clarified to apply to those ending elected terms of office.

New exceptions were added prohibiting the sale of service handguns to officers who are prohibited from firearm possession, mentally incapacitated, or reasonably believed to pose a danger to persons or the community.

A definition for 'handgun' was added to specify that the term means a pistol or revolver as defined in §61-7-2 of the code.

The previous list of specific law enforcement agencies (state police, sheriffs, city officers, etc.) was removed in favor of a broader application to all law enforcement agencies in the state.