2017-2018 Newly Proposed Legislation - State & Federal Bills

[Tcruse]

There are a lot of proposed Texas law changes. Here is the best list that I found.
http://amgoa.org/Proposed-Texas-Gun-Laws
(Most of them positive, but we do have some liberal islands that have to get their $.02 worth of trouble.)

 

[dc dalton]

There are a lot of proposed Texas law changes. Here is the best list that I found.
http://amgoa.org/Proposed-Texas-Gun-Laws
(Most of them positive, but we do have some liberal islands that have to get their $.02 worth of trouble.)

Yes there are a bunch of them (that is our website) ... I add them here as we get them and I don't post the ones that really don't mean much to cut down on 'clutter'

 

[Cannibul]

I thought suppressors were already legal in Texas?

 

[bikemutt]

A couple of draconian gun bills in WA have died in committee and, in theory, are dead for the session.

HB1134 / SB5050 "Assault Weapons Ban".

HB1387 / SB5444 "Assault Weapons Background Check / Licensing".

The latter was the backstop bill in case the former didn't make it. Both of these were pushed by anti-gun Attorney General Bob Ferguson.

No doubt this ugly pair will show up as a Bloomberg-backed Initiative to the people in the next election cycle.

Unfortunately many pro-gun bills died in committee as well.

 

[dc dalton]

I thought suppressors were already legal in Texas?

The bills you are talking about rewrite the description of suppressors taking it out of the NFA section of their law and re-adding it like this:

"a firearm silencer, unless the firearm silencer is classified as a curio or relic by the United States Department of Justice or the actor otherwise possesses, manufactures, transports, repairs, or sells the firearm silencer in compliance with federal law.

 

[dc dalton]

Here's your batch of new bills for the week .... and oh Mass do you have a list of them!

CA

SB497 would limit the sale of rifles and shotguns to one every 30 days

AB1471 would add the state highway patrol, the department of corrections and rehabilitation, the department of fish and wildlife to buy and use suppressors

SB710 would make it legal to own suppressors and to use them for hunting

FL

H0965 would make fingerprinting service non-taxable

IA

HF397 would make anyone charged with a hate crime a prohibited person and would require anyone who knows, or should know, a firearm has been stolen to report it within 72 hours

HSB136 would create a tax credit for anyone buying a gun safe of 50% of the cost, up to $2000

HF398 is an assault weapon ban bill

KY

SCR119 would set up a task force to investigate allowing local government to control firearm laws

KS

SB210 would make state hospitals prohibited places

MA

S1283 would repeal the ban on stun guns

S1287 would prohibit firearm dealers from selling more than 15 firearms to a person in a year

S1298 would add a 4.75% sales tax on all firearms and ammunition to fund a firearm violence prevention trust fund

S1302 would increase penalties for possessing an assault weapon or large capacity magazine

S1309 would prohibit the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms during a state of emergency

S1317 would legalize owning suppressors

S1318 would drop firearm license fees by more than half

S1319 would remove the prohibition for having a loaded firearm in recreational vehicles as long as the person has a permit

S1320 would make non-resident licenses good for 6 years

S1321 would require any business that sells ammunition to anyone within the state to be licensed. This includes businesses that sell over the internet

S1324 would remove language about revocation of a firearm license for not reporting a change of address

S1338 would drop the fee for firearm licenses by more then half

S1339 would make non-resident licenses good for 6 years

S1340 would legalize owning suppressors

S1365 would make anyone that bought, sold or owned a firearm prior to July 21, 2016 that is now consider an assault weapon (per the Attorney General's rule) exempt from those laws

S839 would make it illegal to fire a weapon at a dwelling

S973 would make it illegal to carry a firearm in a courthouse

H1249 would legalize electronic stun guns

H1265 would allow a very narrow list of non-residents to apply for a carry license

H1278 would reduce firearm license fees for senior citizens using some crazy math

H1280 is an attempt to enforce the attorney general's new assault weapon list

H1281 is an attempt to outlaw the ownership of all high capacity mags

H1283 is a universal background check bill

H1285 is an attempt to roll back the attorney general's new assault weapon definitions

H1290 would remove revocation language from law regarding license and not reporting a change of address

H1296 is a preemption of local firearm regulations bill

H1309 would remove the prohibition of loaded firearm in RVs

H1315 would clarify non-residents may transport unloaded firearms from any place where it is legal to have them to another

H763 would make it legal to own suppressors

H789 would make it legal to own suppressors

H908 would strengthen penalties for firing a weapon at a dwelling

MN

SF1261 is a universal background check bill

SF1262 would create 'gun violence protection orders' very similar to California law

HF1590 would require the motor vehicle to keep records about concealed carry permits for those with drivers licenses but it would also prevent that information from public release

HF1605 is a 'gun violence protection order' bill very similar to California law

HF1646 would require the motor vehicle to keep records about concealed carry permits for those with drivers licenses but it would also prevent that information from public release

HF1669 is a universal background check bill

NC

H174 would allow carrying firearms in buildings that are both a school and a place of worship

OR

HB2973 would repeal the requirement for a background check during private transfers

SB854 would exempt anyone under the protection of a court order, anyone who is a 'certified participant in the address confidentiality program' or anyone Oregon driver license bearing a 'Continuous Traveler' residence address from background checks provided they are not prohibited

SB855 would create exemptions for possessing a firearm without a license to things like traveling to and from a range and if a person is under the protection of the courts and has applied for a permit

PA

HB528 would make anyone on the terrorist watch list a prohibited person

TX

HB2034 would require any firearm sale done over the internet to go through a licensed dealer and background check

HB2066 would waive carry license fees for active military

HB2105 would remove language requiring a license from carrying on campus law

HB2562 would prohibit employers from prohibiting firearms stored in vehicles on their property

HB2083 would provide expedited carry permits and would waive fees for anyone under the protection of a court order or anyone who has an immediate family member under the protection of a court order

UT

HB0259 would clarify there is no duty to retreat before using deadly force against an aggressor

WI

AB74 would create a 48 hour waiting period when buying handguns

WV

HB2587 clarifies language concerning carrying of firearm to state they may be carried for self defense in state parks, state forests and state recreational areas

SB388 would add 'public or private parking areas' to places exempt from prohibited places when legally carrying a firearm

HB2679 would prohibit county park and recreation commissions from enacting any rules prohibiting firearms

SB407 would allow 18 year olds that have a permit from their state to carry in West Virginia

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

US Congress

HB1045 would remove the prohibition on carrying firearms at a water resources development projects

HB1047 would require ATF to make video recordings of all firearm tests and make them available to the public

HB1079 would require schools to disclose their firearm policies in a public manner. Our question would be why?

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

 

[dc dalton]

Here's this week of new notable bills from around the country and from Washington DC

AK

SB69 would require anyone carrying a weapon in a vehicle that is pulled over to inform the officer immediately and allow the officer to secure the firearm during the stop

AR

HB1837 would repeal the prohibition on carry on state capitol property and buildings as long as the person has a carry permit

HB1864 would allow members of the general assembly that have carry permits to carry in the capitol

HB1889 would create new a new offense of carrying a weapon in a prohibited place


FL

H1103 would prohibit anyone under any form of restraining order, whether permanent or temporary, form owning firearms

H6033 would repeal the law regarding doctors being prohibited from asking patients about firearm ownership now that it has been found unconstitutional by the courts

S1330 would change the prohibition on carry guns at schools to apply only to public schools

S1334 would require all private sales to go through a dealer along with a background check

H1113 is a universal background check bill

H6039 would remove the prohibition on carrying at any meeting of the governing body of a county, public school district, municipality, or special district, any meeting of the Legislature or a committee and at career centers

S1518 would retract the language regarding doctors asking about guns that was recently struck down by the courts

IA

SSB1175 is a hodge podge of changes to firearm laws including preemption and stand your ground changes

HF517 would change a myriad of firearm laws including making permits valid for 5 years

ID

H0240 would allow schools to offer an elective firearm safety class for secondary schools

KS

HB2339 would exempt suppressor prohibitions under §50-1204 Personal firearms, accessories and ammunition manufactured in Kansas;

MO

HB1068 would make anyone convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence or anyone subject to a restraining order prohibited

NC

H251 would allow concealed carry on UNC & CC campuses

NJ

AR217 is a resolution denouncing the vote by congress to roll back the SSA regulations

NY

A06140 would limit the scope of the SAFE act to the counties of Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York and Bronx.

S04728 would require anyone wanting to look at a firearm in a gun shop to produce identification and for the dealer to hold that identification while the person is in possession of the firearm

A06187 would make it a crime to sell or transfer a firearm to another person without 'transferring the title' of the firearm. Since when do firearms have titles? The bill would also make it a crime to not report a lost or stolen firearm.

A06345 would prohibit firearms at government meetings

A06346 would ban the sale of any firearm that does not incorporate a childproofing device

A06347 would require the state police be notified of all shipments of firearms of firearms and would allow the delivery to be postponed until a police investigation is completed

S04824 would create gun violence restraining orders

OH

SB81 would make active, retired and honorably discharged members of the armed forces exempt from concealed carry license fees

OR

SB905 would abolish the governor's security detail in response to state employees not being allowed to carry firearms

SB868 would extreme risk protection orders similar to California's gun violence protection orders

HB3271 would prohibit the Oregon Department of Administrative Services from creating regulations regarding firearms

HB3281 would allow state employees to store their firearms in their vehicles on state property

HB3287 would prohibit any state agency from adopting any rule prohibiting employees with concealed carry licenses from carrying

HB3306 would prohibit any state agency from adopting any rule prohibiting employees with concealed carry licenses from carrying

SB920 would set up reciprocity with any state that recognizes Oregon permits

SB923 would allow anyone under the protection of a court order and that has applied for a carry permit to carry without a permit until their permit is issued

PA

HB610 would require every firearm in the state to be registered and be issued a separate certificate for each registration

HB657 would require background checks to rent firearms at gun ranges

SB5 would strengthen preemption laws to include relief and legal fees to a person challenging a local ordinance

RI

H5729 would change law regarding transportation of firearms to make out of state parties to be required to have a permit from a state that has reciprocity with Rhode Island

H5730 would require an FBI background check, with fingerprints to get a license to carry

S0374 would set up reciprocity for carry license with other states

S0399 would allow hunting with supressors

S0403 would make 'straw purchases' illegal, which they already are under federal law

S0404 would make carrying rifles or shotguns illegal anywhere but their home, business or property they own

S0412 would make imitation firearms illegal

TX

HB2380 would add a defense for carrying on posted property if the person is asked to leave and does

HB2543 is a really stupid bill that would make possessing a firearm by certain person illegal, only problem is they already are prohibited

SB1146 would allow concealed carry holders to enter certain state hospitals

HB2655 would prohibit people from owning firearms in the exact same way the Obama administration tried to prohibit them via the social security administration

SB1188 would prohibit carrying firearms on the premises of a recreation center owned by the government

HB2712 would set up guidelines for firearm buyback programs and would require all firearms accepted to be destroyed if their is no evidence they were used in a crime

WI

AB89 would create mandatory minimum sentences for a conviction of illegal possession of a firearm

WV

HB2714 would allow those with carry permits to carry in a private primary or secondary education building, structure or facility.

HB2712 would allow anyone with a carry permit to carry on the grounds of the state capitol complex

HR11 is a resolution supporting the federal hearing protection act bill

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

US Congress:

SB394 would treat spouses of military personnel the same in regards to firearm laws and residency requirement laws regarding firearms

HB1137 is meant to reverse the ban on re-importing firearms as curios and relics such as the M1 Garands that are sitting in South Korea

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

 

[Old Dog]

Here's this week of new notable bills from around the country and from Washington DC


US Congress:

SB394 would treat spouses of military personnel the same in regards to firearm laws and residency requirement laws regarding firearms

HB1137 is meant to reverse the ban on re-importing firearms as curios and relics such as the M1 Garands that are sitting in South Korea

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

Well, well, well. This would be one that many of us are waiting for!

 

[dc dalton]

Here's this weeks batch of legislation and there's some really important ones for a few states, including consitutional carry in Arkansas and PICS to NICS in Pennsylvanaia, also some seriously anti-gun ones in a few states like Florida where some idiot wants mental health checks to buy guns. Alos this week the national reciprocity act is in alons with federal protections for vets being labeled mentally defective and some idiot federal legislator that wants kits treated the same as firearms

AR

HB1899 would create temporary licenses to carry for those under the protection of the court

SB585 is a constitutional carry bill

SB594 would allow those with concealed carry license to carry on public funded college campuses

HB1920 would reduce the cost of concealed carry licenses by licensing street legal all terrain vehicles

HB1985 would lift the prohibition on firearms for anyone convicted of a non-violent felony and 10 years has elapsed since the sentence was completed

HB1994 is a constitutional carry bill

HB2076 would reduce the carry license fee to $50 and would create a lifetime carry license that would cost $150

HB2110 would make it easier for active military and vets to get carry licenses

HB2118 would make businesses that prohibit carrying firearms liable for the safety of customers

HB2119 would make colleges that prohibit carrying firearms liable for the safety of their students and faculty

HB2168 would allow colleges to permit firearms on campus

SB660 would repeal the ban on firearms on school property

SB724 would exempt private colleges from posting no firearm signs on their buildings

SB728 would allow those with concealed carry licenses to carry in state offices, agencies and facilities and the state capitol building

SB743 would allow municipalities to hold a public vote to outlaw open carry in their town

DCV

B22-0157 would repeal some regulations stun guns but would still highly regulate them

FL

H1355 would require anyone wanting to get a concealed carry license to firt get a mental health evaluation

H1409 goes hand in hand with SO254, which requires registration of assault weapons and large capacity magazines, this bill would make that registration information private

MA

H2328 would prohibit carrying of firearms in courthouses

H2495 would require all gun owners to have liability insurance

H2507 would remove language in regards to license to remove the ability to restrict them in certain ways

H2508 would exempt veterans from renewal fees for carry permits

H2510 would create a commission to study gun free zones in an effort to eliminate them

ME

LD988 would make an exemption in the law prohibiting firearms on school to allow person carrying a firearm to pick up their child in the school parking lot

MD

SB1180 would disband the handgun permit review board, which it's critics say overrides state police 'nos' too many times

MN

HF1678 would give taxpayer money to anti-gun groups

SF1263 would give taxpayer money to anti-gun groups

NC

S204 would allow concealed carry on UNC & CC Campuses

NJ

S3054 would require anyone wanting to buy ammunition to first show an id

NY

A06432 would permit private sales between parties that have a NY pistol license

A06433 would allow anyone with a valid out of state carry permit to carry in New York state for up to a month

A06448 would repeal the SAFE act's high capacity magazine ban

OR

HB3107 would allow elected officials to carry firearms in courthouses while performing official duties if they have a license to carry

PA

HB682 would outlaw replica toy guns

HB680 would require anyone who owns, wants to purchase or possess a firearm to get a firearms eligibility license

HB684 would make it illegal to carry firearms in most government buildings in Harrisburg

HB718 would make gun safes and locking devices tax exempt

HB763 would eliminate the PICS system in favor of the NICS

HB775 would prohibit sharing any license to carry information with any other state that does not have a reciprocity agreement with PA in place

TX

HB3006 would allow state agencies to set up 'self-serve' firearm storage lockers with a fee of no more than $1 a day

HB3007 would allow state agencies to set up 'self-serve' firearm storage lockers with a fee of no more than $1 a day

HB3390 would exempt vets who within the last 10 years had completed training in firearms or range qualification from the handgun proficiency requirements when applying for a license to carry firearms

SB1448 would prohibit employers from stopping employees that have a license to carry from storing their firearm in their vehicle

HB3553 would prohibit law enforcement from releasing any information on carry license holders or firearm owners to the public

HB3784 would require the department of safety to create an online course for the classroom portion of the handgun proficiency class.

HB3801 would set up a means to get disqualifying charges (in pertaining to getting a carry license) rescinded

SB1704 would set up a means to get disqualifying charges (in pertaining to getting a carry license) rescinded

SB1719 would set up a defense to prosecution for the offense of trespass when a persona carrying is asked to leave and immediately does

SB1736 would grant limited liability to businesses that permit carrying firearms

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

US Congress

HB1181 would prevent the veteran's administration from labeling anyone as metally defective without a court order

SB446 is the long awaited national concealed carry reciprocity act

HB1278 is an attempt to make gun kits regulated the same as completed firearms

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

 

[springer7676]

I thought being from S.C. was a good thing regarding gun laws.....now I know its got stupids too.......
[QUOTE
H3192 has to be the dumbest thing we have ever seen. It would make it illegal to discharge a firearm in shopping areas or malls, movie theaters, parking lots, or any other public gathering where three or more persons have come together as a group

][/QUOTE]

 

[dc dalton]

Sorry we are late this week but here are the new bills for the week

AL

HB410 is just an amazing bill that reads like a wish list for gun owners. Not only would it enact campus carry, it would allow schools to appoint faculty that can carry firearms, allow those with a carry license to carry in certain government buildings as much much more.

SB330 would allow sheriffs to issue permits to anyone in the state

HB414 would repeal many prohibitions for carrying firearms in certain areas such as wildlife management areas

AR

HB1827 would drop concealed carry licenses to $90 and $50 for anyone 65 and over

ID

S1161 would change self defense law to clarify there is no duty to retreat

S1183 would provide immunity for all property owners that immunity from causes regarding person carry a firearm on that property

ME

LD1050 would allow municipalities to prohibit emergency medical services personnel from carrying firearms while on duty

MT

HB601 would make some ranges exempt from property taxes

NC

H345 would open up places controlled by schools that are not actual classrooms for carrying firearms, it would also allow legislators that have carry permits to carry in the capitol

NJ

SCR149 is a resolution supporting suing the governor over his change in the justifiable need for a firearm definition

ACR234 supports the senate resolution that supports suing the governor to stop him from loosening the need requirements for carry permits

NY

A06787 would make firearm license information exempt from publication under the freedom of information act

A06805 would set up a means of restoration of firearm rights via the courts

PA

SB498 would prohibit any state money from being used to to enforce any federal registration, ban on ownership or registration of firearms

HB194 is another liberal attempt to ban assault weapons

HB832 would require all lost or stolen firearms to be reported within 72 hours

OR

SB1026 would make it a crime to leave a firearm where a minor could access it or where a person should 'reasonably know' a minor could access it

RI

S0587 would require anyone applying for a carry permit to undergo an FBI background check including fingerprints


TX

SB1942 would allow anyone with a carry permit to keep it locked in their vehicle on school grounds

SB1943 would stop homeowner associations from regulating firearms and ammunition

SB1960 would drop the license to carry application fee to $25

HB3989 would further expand prohibitions on carrying firearms in an amusement park

WV

HB2922 would drop the fee for a license to carry to $25

SB587 would exempt honorably discharged vets from the fee for a license to carry

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


US Congress:

HB1417 would allow the National Law Enforcement Museum to 'acquire, receive, possess, collect, ship, transport, import, and display firearms'

SB533 is another ridiculous ghost gun bill put out by the usual gun illiterate Democrats

HB1475 would make gun intrastate trafficking illegal, something it most definitely already is

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

 

[dc dalton]

Here's the new notable bills for the week, some good, some really horrid!

DC

B22-0193 would require anyone under a temporary protection order to surrender their firearms

MA

H3081 would create 'extreme risk protection orders' that would allow authorities to seize a person's firearms and ammunition

H3254 is in response to the attorney general's reclassification of some firearms as assault weapons and it would require at least 3 public hearings before any such reclassification could happen

H3271 would create a smart gun task force

ME

LD1154 would set up a system whereby a drivers license would be marked that a person is not a prohibited and then private sellers could request to see such an id. Very strange bill

LD1175 would create gun violence restraining orders

NC

H452 would exempt up to $5000 in firearms from civil debt collections

H438 would more clearly define the definition of mental disorder (regarding firearm permits)) and would set deadlines for sheriff departments to process them

S385 would drop the period of time after a non-violent felon serves their time to 10 years before they can petition to get their firearm rights restored

NJ

A4736 would require anyone buying handgun ammunition to show some form of photo identification

A4739 would require dealers to report all sales of handgun ammunition, along with the details of the sale to the state

AR221 is a resolution supporting the national reciprocity act

AR232 urges congress to oppose any federal law that infringes on the states right to regulate firearms

NV

SB387 would create 'high risk' protection orders similar to California where a person's firearms can be seized

SB351 would clarify that someone that uses medical marijuana is not prohibited from owning firearms

NY

A06828 would restrict how far a gunsmith or firearm dealer can be from child care facilities and schools

A06871 would make a pistol license holder to carry using it

OH

HB142 would eliminate the duty to inform section of law

HB151 is a universal background check bill

HB153 would outlaw the sale and manufacture of imitation firearms

HB152 would require anyone applying for a hunting license to state whether they are a prohibited person and any license issued would state they are prohibited from hunting with a firearm

PA

HB870 would allow school officials to appoint staff and teachers that are allowed access to firearms

HB918 would remove the 'character and reputation' provisions regarding applicants and suspensions of licenses to carry a firearm

WA

HB2174 would reduce the time that a dealer must wait to deliver as firearm if a background check is not completed

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

US Congress

SB593 would expand firearm ranges on federal land to more places

HB1537 would repeal DC's restrictive firearm laws and would prohibit the mayor or city council from enacting any new firearm laws

SB618 would strengthen interstate transportation of firearm laws

HB1708 would require anyone wishing to purchase a firearm to have liability insurance

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

 

[dc dalton]

Here's this week's bills. Thankfully it's slowing down a bit

CA

AB1394 would eliminate the good cause clause in carry licensing

IA

HF611 would create emergency firearm protection orders

MA

H3453 is a report suggesting MA has a private firearm sale loophole and recommends universal background checks

MI

SB0293 would require anyone that owns firearms and knows or should reasonably know a minor could get to it to keep it locked up

NC

S465 would allow elected officials to carry in courthouses if they have a permit

S504 would broaden the scope of prohibited places under the education area

S513 would add the same prohibitions for firearms for civil no contact orders that are included in protection from abuse orders

NY

A06941 would allow firearms to be passed down to family immediately and without any government interference

A06994 would create 'extreme risk' protection orders

A06999 would repeal the high capacity magazine ban in the SAFE act

A07023 would add a five dollar fee to every firearm sale to be used for a gun violence research fund

S05447 would create extreme risk protection orders that would allow a persons firearm to be seized

OH

SB122 would prohibit those with carry licenses from carrying at capitol square

PA

HB954 would exempt all firearms and ammunition manufacturer and kept in the state from all federal firearms

SB501 would make those under a protection order give up their firearm to law enforcement or sell them to a dealer, no other choices

RI

S0664 would give sheriff departments more reason to deny someone a carry permit

H6039 would make it more difficult to get a carry license and would allow the licensing authority to decide if applicants are a 'suitable person'

H6040 would set up reciprocity with as many states as possible

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

US Congress

HB1692 is a ridiculous attempt to stop firearms from supposedly being shipped into Mexico. This is a solution looking for a problem.

HB1746 would ban carrying firearms in all areas of airports

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

 

[dc dalton]

So here's the latest in bills, things are finally slowing down but there's still some good bills coming out and some no so good ones

AK

HB220 would add an exemption to law regarding reckless endangerment for 'defensive display of a firearm'

LA

HB43 would outlaw imitation firearms and ammunition on school property and within 1000 yards of school property

HB67 would make it a crime to let a child under 12 handle or even touch and UZI submachine gun

HB68 is a constitutional carry bill

MA

H3578 would make anyone that fails to report a lost or stolen firearm civilly liable if the firearm is used during the commission of a crime

H3609 would outlaw imitation firearms

H3610 would create 'extreme risk' protection orders very similar to California law

H3611 would create a voluntary prohibited list. Those checking themselves into a mental facility would be given a form to fill out. It would also make it that any dealer that sells to anyone on the list would lose their license

ME

LD1370 is a campus carry bill

LD1401 would allow the court to exempt a person convicted of a class A, B or C offense that did not include the threat of bodily harm and did not result in bodily harm from being a prohibited person

NC

H588 would make changes to the release of mental health records for the purposes of obtaining a license to carry and would allow carrying of firearms by those with permits in churches and educational facilities

H612 would create an elective course in all high schools for firearm education

H723 is an anti-gun nightmare of a bill that includes everything from lost and stolen, high capacity magazine bans, serial numbers for high capacity magazines, gun violence restraining orders and much more

H746 is a constitutional carry bill

PA

HB1115 would require background checks on all ammunition sales

WI

SB169 is a constitutional carry bill that also eliminates many places that are currently prohibited places

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

US Congress

HB1832 would waste 50 million dollars over 5 years by allowing the CDC to conduct firearm safety and gun violence research, something that was tried before and became a partisan nightmare.

HB2089 would regulate the sale of Five-Seven firearms and would require testing of handguns for their ability to penetrate body armor

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

 

[dc dalton]

Well things are slowing down on the legislative side but there are still some bills (good and bad) trickling out:

KS

HB2278 would prohibit gun free zones in government buildings unless they have security measures to prohibit anyone from bringing a firearm into the building

ME

LD1469 would make anyone that prohibits the legal carrying of firearms assume 'absolute custodial responsibility for the safety and defense' of those persons

LD1575 would change law regarding employees keeping firearms in vehicles to remove the requirement to have a carry permit

MI

HB4474 would allow those with carry permits to carry on military facilities

HB4554 would allow people to request their name be taken off the pistol entry database and the state police would be require to do it within 14 days

HB4565 would eliminate many prohibited places where a person can carry

HB4560 would make it illegal to carry a firearm into a police station and would remove the exception for those with a concealed carry license

NY

S05808 would extend the time period a dealer must wait if the FBI does not come back with a determination to 10 days. It would also require dealers to notify the state when someone fails a background check.

S05829 is yet another 'ghost gun' bill

S05922 would allow for civil damages to anyone who entrusts a firearm to another negligently and that person harms someone

OH

SB142 is a constitutional carry bill

HB201 would change concealed carry law so that a person could carry almost any firearm concealed

OR

SB719 would create extreme risk protections orders that would require a person's firearm to be seized

PA

HB1247 throws out constitutional safeguards on unlawful search and seizure for firearms based on the word of the abused spouse.

HB1260 would prohibit the destruction of seized firearms, requiring them to be sold to a dealer, sold at auction, or used by an agency

RI

S0840 would repeal the requirement for licenses to carry handguns

WI

AB247 is a constitutional carry bill that also eliminates many currently prohibited places

AB258 would prohibit carrying firearms in mass transit vehicles

SB197 would prohibit carrying firearms in mass transit vehicles

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

US Congress

HB2033 is another silly 'ghost gun' bill

SB834 would appropriate 60 million dollars over six years for the center for disease control to study gun violence and gun safety

HB2097 would prevent ATF from reclassifying ammunition as armor piercing

HB2098 would prevent the executive branch from executive orders that restrict 2nd amendment rights

HB2380 is another ridiculous attempt at requiring all guns to be smart guns

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

 

[dc dalton]

Here's what will probably be the last batch of new bills until the fall:

MI

HB4616 would further strengthen preemption of local governments regarding firearms by allowing citizens or member organizations to sue

MO

SB299 would make any business that prohibits firearms responsible for the safety of those who have a license to carry and can not. If someone is hurt they could sue the business.

NJ

S3124 would raise the price of a firearm purchaser card from $5 to $30

A4791 would outlaw the sale of gun parts or kits that can be made into a firearm that cannot be traced by law enforcement

SR122 urges congress to pass the national reciprocity act

NY

S06419 would require the courts to completely prove any case that would result in the loss of 2nd amendment rights

A07903 would use taxpayer money to establish state wide gun buy back programs

OH

HB233 would prevent legal action for anyone caught in a prohibited place as lang as they have a carry permit. If the person is caught in the same place within 30 days there would then be consequences.

OR

SB1065 would add multiple burdens to buying a firearm including requiring gun safety classes and a 14 wait if the state police can not make a determination.

PA

HB1367 would make it a crime to carry a firearm if you have a blood alcohol level or .8 or higher. It should be noted no other offense would need to happen to be arrested for this.

HB1400 would require background checks on all firearm sales

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

US Congress:

HB2380 would require all firearms to be equipped with smart triggers within 10 years of the bills passage

HB2513 would allow retired and off duty police officers to carry firearms on school property

HR367 would create another taxpayer money wasting committee to 'study' gun violence

HR361 is another feel good Democrat resolution to support the national gun violence awareness day and month

SR179 is another feel good Democrat resolution to support the national gun violence awareness day and month

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

 

[armoredman]

With all the hype and hysteria out of Washington DC, has there been any actual movement on any pro rights bills, especially the HPA?
Thank you for all of your hard work, sir, much appreciated.
AZ reports several pro rights bills signed into law, including two the raise a big middle finger to Bloomberg, and no anti rights bills passed.

 

[dc dalton]

With all the hype and hysteria out of Washington DC, has there been any actual movement on any pro rights bills, especially the HPA?
Thank you for all of your hard work, sir, much appreciated.
AZ reports several pro rights bills signed into law, including two the raise a big middle finger to Bloomberg, and no anti rights bills passed.

Yup been some really great bills passed at the state level this year. I will probably do a complete list here during the summer months.

And as far as the federal government? Not so much as a peep from them about any gun legislation, they are too busy chasing 'Russian ghosts'

 

[armoredman]

That's what I figured - all hype and huffing, smoke and mirrors to fool the masses. "See what we did? If we'd only had a BIGGER majority in the Senate/House we could have actually gotten it out of committee, so dig deep to donate for this election cycle!"

 

[barnbwt]

Too busy chasing "healthcare" and "tax" "reform" while accomplishing nothing is more like it. We're just a tiny niche interest after all, we the largest civil rights lobbying group in America, we the owners of 2X more guns than citizens (so far), we of the 50 billion dollars of annual sales drawing in every gun manufacturer on Earth like a black hole, we the insignificant 30-60% of households depending on who's asking...

Has nothing to do with the fact that hardly any of us are not tethered to one political party, regardless of their performance in this area.

TCB

 

[Cannibul]

REA.

If you can still walk with a .8% BAC you're superhuman. That BAC is lethal to 99% of the population.

 

[barnbwt]

Assuming that PA law is meant to be .08% as opposed to a 150% lethal dose of rot-gut, it basically invites The Man to routinely breathalyze anyone who is known to have a permit (just guessing this can be done by running plates, which really makes the scheme an invitation for abuse). It also invites future reductions, because "gun carriers are more dangerous than unarmed drunks & should be held to a higher standard" or some such.

TCB

 

[dc dalton]

Well just when you thought the bills were going to slow down for the summer they start rolling in again:

CA

SCR62 would create 'ASK day' and would try to push people into asking other parents if they own guns before allowing their kids to play with them

AB103 would make anyone with a felony warrant, or misdemeanor warrant a prohibited person

DE

HB222 would create lethal violence protective orders very similar to California law

HB232 would overhaul the current concealed carry licensing methods to better handle backlogs

SB117 would allow pellet guns, airbows, and most other air guns to be used for hunting

HB234 would remove the restriction on firearms for the possession of marijuana so long as it's an amount that qualifies as 'personal use' and is not in public or a motor vehicle

FL

S0010 is a universal background check bill

KS

SB254 would legalize suppressors

SR1757 urges the president to pardon Shane Cox and Jeremy Kettler for selling a suppressor that was made and sold within the state borders

MI

HB4706 would create 'extreme risk protection orders' in a very similar fashion to California law

HB4707 would prohibit ownership of firearms for anyone under an 'extreme risk protection order'

HB4710 would allow businesses and governing bodies to ban open carry of firearms

NJ

A4913 raises cost of firearms purchaser identification cards to $30

A4923 would repeal sections of law that prohibit hollow point and dum dum ammunition

ACR242 urges congress to pass the Lawful Transportation of Firearms Act

SCR156 urges congress to pass the Lawful Transportation of Firearms Act

NY

A08342 would give a 25% tax credit for the purchase of gun safety equipment including gun safes

PA

HB1491 would make firearms non-taxable one day a year, Aug 30

HB1493 would prohibit employers from banning firearms stored in vehicles by employees that aren't prohibited on business property

SB743 would require mental health facilities to report patients that are admitted to the state police

HB1505 would require all sales of firearms, except between licensed dealers, to include a locking device

HB1507 would require anyone that wishes to get a carry license to also get liability insurance

WI

AJR65 is another feel good resolution proclaiming June 2, 2017 as gun violence awareness day

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

US Congress

HB2561 would allow uniformed law enforcement officers to carry firearms in federal buildings

HB2620 would prohibit ATF from reclassifying ammo as armor piercing, reclassifying shotguns as destructive devices and would eliminate the 'sporting purposes' clause in regards to importation of firearms

SB1185 is very difficult to make out but it appears to make straw purchases of firearms doubly illegal

SB1212 would bully states into create gun violence protections orders

HR373 would designate June 2017 as 'gun violence awareness month' and urges congress to address gun violence

HB2598 would create 'gun violence' restraining orders

HB2670 is an attempt to expand prohibitions for firearms for misdemeanor crimes

HB2784 is another liberal feel good piece of legislation called the good neighbor gun dealer act that does literally nothing.

HB2909 would make carry permits from all states valid in the Washington DC

SB1324 would make anyone convicted of a misdemeanor hate or bias crime a prohibited person

HB2841 would make anyone convicted of a misdemeanor hate or bias crime a prohibited person

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

 

[Old Dog]

That California "Ask Day" bill is a for-certain head-scratcher ...

This: HB2909 would make carry permits from all states valid in the Washington DC
of course would be fabulous but an ice-hockey game is going to break out in hell first ...

and Florida members: watch out! We thought UBCs couldn't happen up here, but sure-'nuff ...

 

[dc dalton]

Things are starting to slow down but we do have some notable new bills in over the past week or so:

NY

S04239 would expedite the firearms license process for retired military and law enforcement who meet certain criteria

PA

SR148 is another feel good nonsense bill that would make June 2017 gun violence awareness month

HB1635 would require people to keep their firearms locked up if they 'know or should know' that a minor could access them

WI

AB427 would create an elective firearms education course for high school students

AB428 would require firearm owners to report lost or stolen firearms within 24 hours of discovering the firearm is missing

AB429 would require gun dealers to provide either a lockable container or a trigger lock with all firearm sales

AB430 would require anyone that lives with a prohibited person to keep all firearms locked up. Federal law already requires these people to keep the firearms somewhere else than the home.

AB431 would require anyone that has firearms and lives with a minor to keep them locked up

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

US Congress

HB2951 would allow members of congress to carry firearms, but not lawful citizens

HB2940 would allow members of congress to carry firearms, but not lawful citizens

HB2945 would allow members of congress to carry firearms, but not lawful citizens

HCR66 is another ridiculous 'feel good' liberal idea designating June 21 as national ask day

HB2980 would protect up to $3000 of firearms in bankruptcy proceedings

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