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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HB 1992 Firearms; purchase, etc., following conviction for assault and battery of a family member.

Introduced by: Kathleen Murphy | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearms following conviction for assault and battery of a family or household member; penalties. Prohibits a person who has been convicted of assault and battery of a family or household member, as defined in the bill, from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. The prohibition expires three years after the date of conviction, at which point the person's firearms rights are restored, unless he receives another disqualifying conviction. A person who violates the provisions of the bill is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.


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