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Committee advances bill to centralize firearm-return background checks at Department of Safety
Summary
The Finance Division I work session advanced HB 506 on an OTP recommendation after Department of Safety staff told lawmakers the bill would centralize background-check decisions for the return of seized firearms while local law enforcement would continue to hold the physical firearms.
The Finance Division I work session advanced HB 506 on an OTP recommendation after a brief review of the bill's scope and impacts.
Supporters told the committee the bill would require the Department of Safety to handle background-check determinations that currently are handled inconsistently across jurisdictions when firearms are ordered seized and later eligible for return. Lieutenant Mary Catabriga of the Department of Safety said the department's Records Information Services would perform the background-check review for return-of-firearm questions while local police and sheriff's…
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