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Sponsor seeks screening and destruction requirements for gun buybacks to prevent component parts recirculation
House Judiciary Committee · April 1, 2026
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Summary
Senator Smith told the committee SB 775 would require screening firearms turned in at buybacks for lost, stolen or crime‑gun status and would mandate destruction of every component part so parts cannot reenter the secondary market.
Senator Smith presented Senate Bill 775 on April 1, saying the measure responds to a practice in which buybacks remove only frames or receivers for destruction while other component parts reenter the marketplace and can be used to reconstruct firearms. Smith said the bill would require that firearms turned in at gun…
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