SPONSOR: Brown (27)
Currently, a person is in unlawful possession of a firearm if that person knowingly possesses a firearm and has been convicted of a felony by any state, is a fugitive from justice, is habitually intoxicated, or has been found mentally incompetent.
This bill expands unlawful possession of a firearm to include any person who has been convicted of domestic assault, is in the United States illegally, was dishonorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces, has renounced their United States citizenship, or has an order of protection issued against them.
This bill contains an emergency clause.
This bill is similar to HB 32 (2023).
Statutes affected: