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