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Committee adopts amendments to firearms permit bill, exempts some licensed security and PI training
Summary
The committee adopted a striking amendment and two carve-outs to a broad firearms bill that would create permits to purchase firearms and set training standards.
Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1163, a comprehensive firearms measure, was debated and amended March 27 in the Law & Justice Committee. Staff described the bill as establishing a permit-to-purchase framework, setting application and revocation standards for permits, specifying firearm-safety training requirements, clarifying revocation and writ-of-mandamus procedures, and creating reporting and recordkeeping duties for firearm transfers.
Amendments adopted
- Amendment Delta (striking amendment) corrected references to writs of mandamus and adjusted statutory citations for administrative review of permit and CPL denials.
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