Mike Jones
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 77
Primary
Firearm locking device required for sale or transfer of handguns; child safety warning required; 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, other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for such handgun and the handgun is accompanied by a warning, in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a label affixed to the gun and on a separate sheet of paper included within the packaging enclosing the handgun, that handguns should be locked and kept away from children and that there may be civil and criminal liability for failing to do so. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement and governmental agencies. This bill was incorporated into HB 158.
Incorporated by Public Safety (HB158-McClure)
Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB158-McClure)
Impact statement from DPB (HB12)
Assigned PS sub: Firearms
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101659D
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101659D | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB12F122.PDF |
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