HB 1288

Abstract

Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearms following conviction for assault and battery of a family or household member; permit to restore rights; penalties. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of stalking, sexual battery, assault and battery of a family or household member, or assault and battery when the person intentionally selects the person against whom a simple assault is committed because of his race, religious conviction, color, or national origin from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides for a process by which a person convicted of such crime may petition the circuit court for a reinstatement of his right to possess or transport a firearm and the factors a court shall consider in determining such reinstatement. This bill incorporated HB 78, HB 459, and HB 900.

Purchase, possession, or transportation offirearms following two or more misdemeanor convictions for assaultand battery of a family or household member; permit to restore rights;penalties. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of two ormore misdemeanor assault and battery of a family or household memberfrom purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. A personwho violates this provision is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Thebill provides for a process by which a person convicted of such crimesmay petition the circuit court for a reinstatement of his right topossess or transport a firearm.