Requires court to ask petitioner at hearing for family or household abuse restraining order whether respondent possesses any firearms and to record answer on order. Directs presiding judge of judicial district to adopt protocols relating to surrender of firearms by persons prohibited by court order from possessing firearms.
Position: Support
Status: Senate Committee on Judiciary
Establishes refundable credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes.
Position: Support
Status: House Committee On Revenue
Directs Department of Justice to establish firearm safety and suicide prevention education program, to create or approve education materials and to provide educational materials to gun dealers.
Position: Support
Status: Dead in Committee
Authorizes gun dealer to accept for safekeeping firearm surrendered by person or family or household member of person who is at risk of causing physical injury to self or others with firearm
Position: Support
Status: House Committee On Judiciary
-This bill is the House version of SB 797 which is currently awaiting a new bill number in the Senate Rules Committee.
-Closes Charleston Loophole: Prohibits transfer of firearm by gun dealer or private party if Department of State Police is unable to determine whether recipient is qualified to receive firearm.
-Changes relationship status requirement from “intimate partner” to “family or household member:” Modifies definition of relationship status pertaining to types of court orders and misdemeanor convictions that cause person to be prohibited from possessing firearms.
-Prohibits purchase/possession of guns by those convicted of stalking: Provides that conviction for stalking causes person to be prohibited from possessing firearm unless person obtains relief from prohibition.
Position: Support
Status: House Committee On Judiciary
Creates crime of endangering a minor by allowing access to a firearm.
SB 1026 is the same bill introduced in the Senate.
Position: Support
Status: House Committee On Judiciary
Prohibits transfer of firearm by dealer or private party for 10 business days if Department of State Police is unable to determine whether recipient is qualified to receive firearm.
Position: Support
Status: Blocked by Senate leadership
Felons and domestic abusers can no longer buy guns with no questions asked.
Position: Support
Status: Passed
Domestic violence offenders and people subject to domestic abuse restraining orders are barred from possessing guns.
Position: Support
Status: Passed