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Committee adopts amendment tightening law-enforcement procedures for gun buyback programs, then votes favorably on Senate Bill 444
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment requiring law enforcement to check whether firearms turned in at buybacks were linked to crimes or reported lost or stolen and to return guns to owners if recovered; the committee then voted to give the bill a favorable report.
The House Judiciary Committee on April 2 adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 444 that directs law-enforcement agencies running gun buyback programs to make reasonable efforts, including, when necessary, conducting an investigation, to determine whether a surrendered firearm was involved in a crime or previously reported lost or stolen. If a gun is found to have been reported lost or stolen, the agency must take steps to return it to the lawful owner.
The amendment…
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