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Senate Judiciary committee reviews S 22 to bar firearm discharges within 500 feet of schools or licensed child care; sponsors and counsel discuss definitions, "
Summary
Committee received a walkthrough of S 22, a bill that would prohibit discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a school or licensed child-care facility. Counsel and senators discussed overlaps with existing state and federal law, definitions of school property and the scope of the "knowingly" mental element; no vote was recorded on S 22.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 19 heard a walkthrough of S 22, a bill that would prohibit discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a school or a licensed child-care facility. Eric Fitzpatrick of the Office of Legislative Counsel explained how the proposed discharge prohibition differs from existing state law that addresses possession on school property, and senators raised questions about definitions and criminal intent.
Fitzpatrick told the committee the bill applies to discharge (not merely possession) and reaches a 500-foot buffer around school or child-care property. He contrasted that scope with a cited state statute identified in committee as “13 b s a 4,004,” which the transcript describes as prohibiting possession…
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