Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends hunting rifle and shotgun regulations.

Highlights:

• Defines “dealer’s license” as a federal firearms license (Sec. 1).

• Defines “immediate family member” as a spouse, a parent, a stepparent, a grandparent, an aunt, an uncle, a sibling, a stepsibling, a child, a stepchild, a grandchild, a niece, or a nephew, as related by blood or marriage (Sec. 1).

• Defines “transfer” as a sale, a rental, a furnishing, a gift, a loan, or any other deliver, with or without consideration (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits a person who is not a licensee to complete the transfer of a rifle or shotgun other than a regulated firearm, as a transferee or transferor (Sec. 1).

• Requires the transferor and transferee to meet jointly with a licensee and request the licensee to facilitate the transfer before a transfer is conducted (Sec. 1).

• Requires the licensee to conduct a background check on the transferee before the transfer (Sec. 1).

• Classifies a violation of the previous highlights as a misdemeanor, and on conviction the violator is subject to imprisonment for no more than 5 years, a fine for no more than $10,000, or both (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that anyone providing false information during the transaction highlighted above will be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is subject to imprisonment for no more than 3 years, a fine of up to $5,000, or both (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the previously highlighted conditions do not apply to a transfer involving, but not limited to (Sec. 1):

• A licensee or a federally licensed gun manufacturer, dealer, or importer;

• Immediate family members;

• Law enforcement personnel of any unit of the federal government, a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a member of the National Guard or law enforcement personnel of the state, or any local agency in the state, while acting in the scope of official duty;

• A curio or relic firearm to be traded between licensed collectors;

• Extenuating circumstances in which it is necessary to prevent imminent death or serious bodily harm through a temporary transfer;

• The death of a person for whom the transferee is an executor, an administrator, a trustee, or a personal representative of an estate or a trust;

• An unserviceable rifle or shotgun handled as a curio or museum piece; or

• A rifle or shotgun modified to render it permanently inoperative. 

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