Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends long gun license regulations.

Highlights:

• Defines “dealer’s license” as a federal firearms license (Sec. 1).

• Requires the seller and purchaser to meet jointly with a licensee and request the licensee to facilitate the transfer before the sale of a rifle or shotgun is conducted (Sec. 1).

• Requires the licensee to conduct a background check on the purchaser before the sale (Sec. 1).

• Classifies a violation of the previous highlights as a misdemeanor, and upon conviction the violator is subject to imprisonment for no more than 5 years or a fine for no more than $10,000, or both (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that anyone providing false information during the transaction highlighted above will be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is subject to imprisonment for no more than 3 years, a fine for no more than $5,000, or both (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the previously highlighted conditions do not apply to the sale of an antique firearm (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits a licensee or other person from selling, renting, transferring, or loaning a rifle or shotgun to a purchaser, lessee, transferee, or recipient who the licensee or other person knows or has reasonable cause to believe (Sec. 1):

• Has been convicted of a disqualifying crime;

• Has been convicted of a conspiracy to commit a felony;

• Has been convicted of a common-law crime and received a term of imprisonment of more than 2 years;

• Is a fugitive from justice;

• Is a habitual drunkard;

• Is addicted to a controlled dangerous substance;

• Suffers from a mental health disorder and has a history of violent behavior, unless a physician’s certificate authorizes the purchaser to possess a regulated firearm;

• Has been confined for more than 30 consecutive days to a facility, unless a physician’s certificate authorizes the purchaser to possess a regulated firearm;

• Is a respondent against whom a current non ex parte civil protective order has been entered;

• If under 30 years old, has been adjudicated delinquent by a juvenile court for an act that would be a disqualifying crime if committed by an adult;

• Is visibly under the influence of alcohol or drugs;

• Is a participant in a straw purchase; or

• Intends to use the rifle or shotgun to:

• Commit a crime; or

• Cause harm to the purchaser, lessee, transferee, or recipient or another person.

• Classifies a violation of the previous highlight as a misdemeanor, and upon conviction the violator is subject to imprisonment for no more than 5 years, a fine for no more than $10,000, or both (Sec. 1).

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