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Committee unanimously advances bill aligning state restrictions for those found insane or incompetent with federal approach
Summary
The committee voted unanimously to favorably recommend the first substitute of HB 227, which extends existing firearm-possession restrictions that now apply to felony adjudications to cover misdemeanor and other criminal offenses where a person has been found not guilty by reason of insanity or declared incompetent.
The sponsor told the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee that House Bill 227 clarifies existing law so that individuals found not guilty by reason of insanity or found incompetent to stand trial are subject to state firearm-possession restrictions even when the underlying offense is a misdemeanor rather than a felony.
The sponsor said the bill does not…
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