2017-2018 Newly Proposed Legislation - State & Federal Bills

A couple of new state and federal bills, looks like Wisconsin is on an anti-gun tear

NJ

A5088 would lift the age restriction for carrying firearms for retired law enforcement

WI

SB340 would require the department of education to create a firearm safety class and offer it as an elective for high school students

SB346 would require anyone that want a license to carry go through 8 hours of training with 1 hour live fire

SB347 would require who is applying for a license to carry a concealed weapon submit proof of liability insurance in the amount of $800,000 per firearm per occurrence.

SB348 would require all semi-auto handguns that are sold in the state to be micro-stamped

SB349 would prohibit anyone on the federal no-fly list from possessing a firearm

SB350 is an all out 'assault weapon' ban bill

http://amgoa.org/Proposed-State-Gun-Legislation

US Congress

HB3054 would provide an amnesty period for vets and their families to register firearms brought back from overseas prior to October 1968 with the NFA

SB1435 would provide an amnesty period for vets and their families to register firearms brought back from overseas prior to October 1968 with the NFA

HB3139 would remove suppressors from the NFA and would also preempt states from taking them

http://amgoa.org/Proposed-Federal-Gun-Legislation

A couple of new bills in this week with some real garbage coming from Congress:

OH

HB310 would permit elected officials that have a carry license to carry in government facilities

HB305 would allow those filing protective orders to list any firearms the person being served has. It also would require the transfer of all firearms within 24 hours of being served a protective order if the court decides the offense if prohibiting.

Washington DC

B22-040 would create 'extreme risk' protection orders where persons would be prohibited from owning firearms or ammunition for one year

http://amgoa.org/Proposed-State-Gun-Legislation

US Congress

SB1214 would prevent the EPA from regulation lead ammunition and other sporting good items that are made of lead

SB1505 would remove suppressors from the national firearms act

SB1541 would strike the year 1898 from the definition of an antique firearm and change to to be 100 years prior to the current year

HB3458 doesn't have any text yet but the description states 'To require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be capable of microstamping ammunition, and the prohibit the removal, obliteration, or alteration of the microstamped code or microstamping capability of a firearm.'

HB3464 also doesn't have text as of this posting but the description states 'To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check.'

http://amgoa.org/Proposed-Federal-Gun-Legislation

A couple of new bills this week including some for the Texas special session and one pre-filed for the 2018 Florida session

AL

SB3 would repeal quite a few restrictions on where a firearm can be carried

FL (prefiled for 2018 session) S0120 would make business liable for customer safety if they prohibit carrying firearms

TX

HB123 would make it a defense from prosecution (for carry a firearm on posted property) if the person is asked to leave a does so

HB216 would make the last week of August tax free for firearm and ammunition sales

HB296 is a constitutional carry bill

HB376 would allow a person to shoot a drone down under certain circumstances

SB100 would make firearms and firearm accessories that are made in the state and kept in the state exempt from federal regulations

http://amgoa.org/Proposed-State-Gun-Legislation

US Congress

HB3361 would require all gun dealers to to lock up all firearms when the business is not open either but strengthen rod through the trigger guards or in safes

http://amgoa.org/Proposed-Federal-Gun-Legislation

Sorry I have been tied up with some other stuff the last few weeks, here's the new bills that have come in since my last post:

AL

HB13 would make straw purchases illegal, they already are under federal law

CA

AJR24 is a resolution asking congress to not pass national reciprocity

FL

S0148 would loosen restrictions and penalties for 'accidental' open carry

H0039 lessens the penalties for 'accidentally' exposing a concealed firearm but we honestly think they just need to stop screwing around and legalize open carry

S0218 would basically require anyone with kids to keep their firearms locked up at all times

H0113 would allow concealed carry on school property if a 'religious institution' is located on it

S0240 would clarify law regarding carrying firearms on private school property by stating the law does not apply to concealed permit holders

IL

SB2229 would remove the requirement to have a firearm owner id card to legally possess a switchblade knife

SB2231 would ban concealed carry in churches and on church property

MI

SB0527 is a reaction to the grandfather that was denied custody of a foster child because he owned guns. That being said it does have some strong restrictions.

HB4955 would prevent adoption agencies from taking into9 consideration any ownership of firearms by the potential adopters

OH

SB180 would strengthen stand your grand laws, assign the burden of proof for self-defense cases to the prosecutor and modifies penalties for illegally carrying a concealed firearm or improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle

PA

HB1709 would require anyone that owns or wants to buy a firearm get training and be issued a certificate by the state police

HB1771 would set up a taxpayer funding statewide gun buyback program

WI

SB402 would add several more exceptions to current law for possession of a firearm on school property

SB408 is another silly bill to make straw purchases more illegal than they already are

http://amgoa.org/Proposed-State-Gun-Legislation

US Congress

HB3464 would require dealers to wait for background checks to complete before selling a firearm, no matter how long it takes

HB3458 would require all semi-auto handguns to be able to microstamp ammunition

HB3576 is a federal preemption bill that would stop state and local governments from enacting any firearm law more restrictive than federal law.

HB3613 would set up federal grants to states and gun dealers to hold gun buyback programs

HB3668 is a sportsman's bill that now contains the language to remove suppressors from the NFA registry

HB3790 would increase penalties for the theft of firearms from a gun dealer or a shooting range

http://amgoa.org/Proposed-Federal-Gun-Legislation

Well as you would expect things are heating up again, especially in Washington

DC

B22-0514 would set up a means of relief from firearms restrictions for those who have had mental health issues but have recovered

FL

H0219 is an assault weapon and high capacity magazine ban bill. It would also require anyone that owns them before the ban to register them with the state and get a certificate

H0221 would make the records of people registering their 'assault weapons' or high capacity magazines exempt from the freedom of information act

S0400 would add the requirement to get a mental health evaluation conducted by a clinical psychologist or a psychiatrist to the concealed carry requirements

H0231 would create 'high risk protection orders' that would allow family or friends to file one based on their belief a person might harm themselves. The orders would require firearms to be surrendered

H0269 would require anyone wishing to get a concealed carry license to see a licensed mental health professional

S0456 would outlaw bump stocks

IL

HB4107 is an all out assault weapon and 50 cal ban

NJ

S3457 is an attempt to outlaw 50 cal rifles

NY

A08717 would outlaw bump fire stocks any any other device that would accelerate a firearms rate of fire

S06902 would outlaw bump fire stocks any any other device that would accelerate a firearms rate of fire

WI

AB524 is an attempt to strengthen straw purchase laws but has some very strange language about an affirmative defense for the defendant

http://amgoa.org/Proposed-State-Gun-Legislation

US

SB202 would put in place permanent protections for social security beneficiaries protecting them from being deemed mentally defective just because they don't handle their own finances

SB1854 would increase penalties for theft of firearms from gun dealers

SB1915 would require firearms to be personalized

HB3947 would outlaw bump fire stocks and trigger cranks

SB1916 would outlaw bump fire stocks and trigger cranks

SB1945 is a high capacity magazine ban

SB1923 would prevent the transfer of a firearm by a dealer to the buyer until the background check has completed, no matter how long it takes

HB3962 would stop all ammunition sales that are not completed in person. It would also require dealers to report anyone that purchases more then 1000 rounds of ammunition within a 5 day period

http://amgoa.org/Proposed-Federal-Gun-Legislation

Well folks the nonsensical bill are rolling in like wildfire, the typical 'we have to do something even if it wouldn't have prevented the last shooting' nonsense

FL

H0321 would outlaw bump fire stocks and would require anyone that owns one to surrender it to police

IL

HB4112 is a bump stock ban bill

OH

HB373 would allow those with a concealed carry license to carry in government buildings and courtrooms

https://amgoa.org/Proposed-State-Gun-Legislation

US Congress

HB3986 would require all firearms manufactured in the US to include personalization technology

HB4057 is another terrorist watch list prohibition bill

HB4052 is a high capacity magazine ban bill

HB3984 is an attempt to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

HB3987 would require a $1 per background check to be charged by gun dealers with that money then being sent to the attorney general to fund 'gun violence' research

HB3998 is another terrorist watch list bill for firearm sales

HB4025 would require gun dealers to report anyone that buys more than 2 firearms within 5 days

HB4018 would require a 3 day waiting period for handgun sales

https://amgoa.org/Proposed-Federal-Gun-Legislation

Another week of mostly nonsensical new bills coming in, just makes your head hurt

FL

H0383 would set up a means to secure firearms when entering a courthouse and would preempt local governments from restricting it

IL

HB4115 would outlaw Tannerite

HB4120 would outlaw bump fire stocks

HB4117 would require anyone that buys Tannerite to have a FOID card. It would also ban 'trigger modification devices'

HR0648 would create a firearm awareness task force that would study other states concealed carry laws and the crime rates before and after they enacted them

HB4127 would remove state preemption of 'assault weapons' and allow local governments to regulate them

SB2247 would ban the sale and ownership of bump fire stocks

HB4143 would add those with a concealed carry permit to the list of those not subject to a waiting period when buying a gun

MA

S2194 would ban bump stocks and trigger cranks

MI

SCR0026 is a resolution asking congress to outlaw bump fire stocks

NY

S06918 would outlaw bump fire stocks, trigger cranks or 'other firing accelerators'

OH

SB219 would outlaw bumpfire stocks and any other device that would 'accelerate the rate of fire of a semi-automatic firearm'

HB395 would outlaw bump fire stocks and any other device that would increase the rate of fire of a semi-auto weapon

PA

HB1872 would ban the sale of any device that accelerates the rate of fire of any firearm

WI

SB479 would create a registry that people can put themselves on to prohibit themselves from buying a handgun

AB579 would create a registry that people can put themselves on to prohibit themselves from buying a handgun

https://amgoa.org/Proposed-State-Gun-Legislation

US Congress

HB3999 would ban all parts that would increase the rate of fire of a rifle

HB4064 would require a license to sell binary explosives and would set a maximum allowable purchase amount

SB1992 would require gun dealers to secure all firearms and records when the business is not open with fines for non-compliance between $1000 and $10000 along with possible suspension of the dealers license

SB2009 is a universal background check bill

https://amgoa.org/Proposed-Federal-Gun-Legislation

The latest list of new legislation that has come in over the past week or so ... most notably New Jersey gearing up for the new legislative session and with that Democrat governor in office in January it's going to get ugly.

FL

S0740 would make changes to concealed carry application laws including allowing tax collectors to issue them

H0553 would add a DD214 to the list of acceptable training to get a concealed carry license provided it is no older than 3 years

H0621 would allow school's an exemption to the firearm on school property ban should they choose to do so

S0838 is a universal background check nill


IL

SB2253 would completely outlaw bump fire stocks

HR0684 is a resolution asking congress to ban bump stocks

MA

H2485 would clarify that manufacturers and dealers of inert ammunition components are not required to be licensed by the state and that these items can be shipped to customers in MA from other states

MI

SR0109 is a resolution asking congress to pass the national concealed carry act

HB5220 would add language to the laws regarding self-defense sprays and foams defining the use of them in self-defense

HB5250 would make changes to law regarding restraining orders and relinquishing firearms

NJ

S3477 would outlaw bump stocks

S3493 would outlaw buying ammunition over the internet, telephone or by mail order

S3495 would clarify that crimes involving an airgun or spring pistol does not make that person prohibited. It also states that anyone acquitted on appeal, expungement or pardon is not a prohibited person

S3511 would make it illegal to carry a machine gun or 'assault firearm' in public ... talk about satupid

S3516 would permit the Adjutant General to authorize military personnel to carry firearms at recruiting centers

TN

SB1472 would ban any part that would make a semi-auto firearm shoot faster but not make the firearm a full auto weapon

WI

AB616 would ban the import or sale of any part that accelerates the rate of fire for a semi-auto rifle

http://amgoa.org/Proposed-State-Gun-Legislation

US Congress

HB4153 is a ridiculous to get federal agencies, and agents to be required to keep all firearms locked up when not in use and to push for smart gun technology

HB4168 would require bump fire stocks to be classified as NFA items

HB4183 would cut off grants to states that fail to report domestic violence restraining orders to the NICS system

HB4192 would bribe states with federal grants to enforce policies to take away firearms from those under protection orders

SB2044 would expand the list of prohibited persons related to domestic abuse and domestic abuse orders

SB2045 would bribe states with federal grants to enforce policies to take away firearms from those under protection orders

HB4186 would expand the list of prohibited persons related to domestic abuse and domestic abuse orders

HB4240 is a stupidly long, made to be as confusing as possible, bill that appears to reenact the NICS Improvement act by once again dangling money in front of states and then refusing it if they don't meet the federal governments standards

HB4268 would create a 7 day waiting period before a purchase can be completed for any semi-auto firearm, armor piercing ammunition or large capacity magazine. It would also apply to suppressors which now take about a year to get ... stupid Democrat nonsense

http://amgoa.org/Proposed-Federal-Gun-Legislation

Nothing from AZ yet because we send our legislature home after 100 or so days a year. Be interesting to see what our leftists in the state house come up with - we do have some, from all the Chicago expats and Calirefugees moving in.

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It's still early for pre-files on bills from most states but that should change here come December as Arizona's legislature opens the 2nd week of January

Here's the latest batch of introduced bills from around the country and Washington, including some real doozies from Congress:

FL

H0739 would add quite a few exceptions to the laws regarding carrying a firearm, opening up many places a person can carry to an from

GA

HB651 would classify any firearm that has a bump fire stock as a machine gun

IL

HB4168 would require anyone renewing their FOID card, and all new applicants for one to provide a set of fingerprints

MI

SB0668 would require anyone subject to a protection order to relinquish or sell all of their firearms.

OH

SB234 would prevent any restriction from owning legal firearms or ammunition for subsidized housing

PA

HB1935 would provide secure gun lockers for the storage of firearms belonging to corrections officers at all State Correctional Institutions

TN

HB1461 would outlaw bump fire stock and trigger cranks

WI

SB563 would make it state law to prohibit someone of domestic violence from owning firearms, something that is already federal law

https://amgoa.org/Proposed-State-Gun-Legislation

US Congress

HB4142 is basically blackmail by the federal government over the states forcing them to make sure firearms are seized from individuals charged with certain offenses and / or subject to a protection of order. The ffederal government would withold grants funds until such a time as the states comply.

SB2095 is another Diane Fienstein 'assault weapons' ban

SB2094 would require the military to report instances of domestic abuse to the FBI, it would also extend grants to the states to further reporting of prohibited crimes to the FBI

HB4342 would basically make any firearm dealer, manufacturer or importer a prohibited person that must transfer all firearm inventory to another dealer even if the reason for the revocation of their license wasn't because they were prohibited. (in other words their license could be revoked for improper paperwork yet they would still need to transfer all firearms to another dealer)

HB4365 would require all branches of the military to reports domestic violence convictions to the FBI to be included in the NICS system

HB4344 would 'bribe' states to get mental health professionals to submit information about people they deem as dangerous in direct violation of HIPPA laws

HB4433 would require the department of homeland security to secure firearms when not in use, talk about a waste of taxpayer money

SB2135 requires government agencies to enforce current law and report crimes to NICS.

SB2150 is an attempt to regulate the entire 'toy firearm' market with inane requirements imposed on these manufacturers

https://amgoa.org/Proposed-Federal-Gun-Legislation

The new bills are rolling in fast for next years legislative sessions:

AZ

HB2023 would outlaw bump fire stocks, trigger cranks and any other devices or parts that would make a firearm shoot faster

HB2024 is a universal background check bill

HCR2001 is a universal background check bill

FL

S1236 would allow designated employees and teachers that have a concealed carry license to carry on school property

S1242 would open up carrying a gun while doing quite a few activities

H0997 would use taxpayer money to provide grants for gun buyback programs

IL

HB4177 would allow active duty military stationed within the state to apply for non-resident carry licenses

HB4183 would allow anyone from another state get a concealed carry license so long as the state the person is from require firearm training and a background check

HB4185 would allow state correction officers to carry their personal firearm when they are off duty

HB4186 would void the waiting period when the transfer is for one operable firearm in exchange for another operable firearm

MI

HB5369 would rewrite several existing laws changing the the word pistol to firearm essentially requiring permits to carry any firearm and creating universal background checks

HB5371 is a universal background check bill

HR0215 is a resolution urging congress to lift the prohibition on studying gun violence

MO (2018 Session)

HB1242 would outlaw bump stocks and any other device that increases the rate of fire of a firearm

HB1281 would make it illegal to seel, loan or transfer a firearm to anyone on the terrorist watch list of who is part of a terrorist organization

HB1326 would allow anyone that takes firearm safety training to deduct up to $500 of the cost of the classes from their state income tax

HB1340 would create extreme risk protection order and gun seizure warrants very similar to California law

HB1341 is a universal background check bill

HB1342 would make it illegal to sell ammunition or firearm accessories to anyone under 18

HB1382 would allow concealed carry in churches and other places of worship

SB711 would require gun dealers to hold firearms for 24 hours after a sale

HB1563 would require anyone wishing to buy a firearm to consult with a physician about the dangers of firearms at least 72 hours before the purchase. It would also require gun dealers to go through a ridiculous procedure when selling a firearm

NH (2018 session)

HB1313 would repeal the ban on carrying firearms on OHRV's or snowmobiles

HB1380 would change law regaring the discharge of firearms in a town or city so that if a person has the permission of the ajoining property owners they can shoot on their property

HB1406 would make concealed carry licenses valid for only 3 years

HB1438 would allow landlords to ban tenants from having firearms

HB1542 would allow non-prohibited persons to carry firearms on the exterior property of state colleges

HB1566 would ban open carry in places like hospitals, bars, churches, polling places and public buildings

HB1749 is a preemption of local firearms bill

NJ

A5219 would outlaw bump fire stocks

NY

S07045 would allow anyone under the protection of a court order to carry a concealed firearm without a license while they wait for their carry license to be approved

S07067 would outlaw 50 caliber rifles and would direct the state police to set up a buyback program for those who currently own them

S07133 would set up extreme risk protection orders and ban anyone under one from owning firearms

VA (2108 session)

HB41 would ban bump fire stocks, trigger cranks or any other device that increases the rate of fire of a firearm

HB43 is a lost or stolen bill

SB1 would ban bump fire stocks, trigger cranks or any other device that increases the rate of fire of a firearm

SB48 is a constitutional carry bill

SB5 is a 'universal background check' bill that includes the rental of firearms

HB68 would allow local governments to prohibit firearms in libraries

SB63 would allow local governments to outlaw carrying of firearms at demonstrations, parades, protests etc

HB91 would require the mandatory training for a carry permit to be in-person training only

WA

SB5992 would outlaw bump fire stocks and other 'trigger modification devices'

SB6006 would allow the governor to ban carrying firearms by anyone but law enforcement when declaring a state of emergency

WI

AB728 would require all gun dealers to lock up all firearms when their store is closed

SB619 would require all gun dealers to lock up all firearms when their store is closed

http://amgoa.org/Proposed-State-Gun-Legislation

US Congress

HB4434 would mandate reporting of criminal records to NICS of all federal agencies.

http://amgoa.org/Proposed-Federal-Gun-Legislation