Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes individuals to carry firearms without permits.

Highlights:

•  Authorizes individuals to carry concealed firearms and hunting knives without a permit (Sec. 227).

• Specifies that an individual who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm is now allowed to carry a pistol, concealed or otherwise, in a vehicle operated or occupied by the individual (Sec. 227).

• Specifies an individual who violates the provisions highlighted above is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to 5 years or a fine of no more than $2,500 (Sec. 227).

• Requires that individuals with firearms or pneumatic guns in their possession while committing a felony will go to prison for at least 2 years (Sec. 227).

• Specifies that individuals who willfully alter, remove, or obliterate the maker, model, manufacturer’s number, or other identification on a pistol or other firearm are guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to 2 years or a fine of $1,000 (Sec. 230).

• Specifies that possession of a firearm that has had its number or identifying information removed is presumptive evidence that the possessor has committed the felony (Sec. 230).

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