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Committee adopts amendment to HB132 on firearm safe-storage; bill advanced for floor consideration
Summary
The committee heard testimony for and against HB132, adopted Amendment 1 by voice vote and advanced the bill for floor consideration after a roll-call vote. Testimony focused on liability for negligent storage and whether the measure is narrowly tailored to address guns taken from homes and used in crimes.
The committee considered HB132, a bill imposing safe-storage-related criminal liability in certain cases, adopted Amendment 1 and advanced the bill with a favorable recommendation.
Representative Stoddard presented the bill and asked the committee to adopt Amendment 1 and then vote on the bill as amended. He described the amendment as narrowing the statute to apply when a firearm taken from negligent storage is used "in commission of a crime," and said the change is designed to make the provision "even stricter" than similar laws in other states.
Public testimony split along predictable lines.…
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