Firearms: voluntary firearm storage program.
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Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Passed
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill creates a voluntary firearm storage program that allows individuals to temporarily transfer their firearms to local law enforcement agencies. The program aims to prevent firearm violence, suicide, and other injuries. Law enforcement agencies participating in the program would need to establish clear procedures for both transferring and retrieving firearms, and would be required to check databases for prior reports of loss or crime before returning a firearm to its owner. Firearms not retrieved after a specified period would be destroyed, unless the owner requests donation to a historical society or museum.
Key provisions
- Authorizes law enforcement agencies to establish voluntary firearm storage programs.
- Requires agencies to provide clear instructions for firearm transfer and retrieval.
- Mandates a database check to verify firearm history before returning it to the owner.
- Specifies that firearms not retrieved after a set time will be destroyed.
- Exempts firearm transfers under the program from existing carrying prohibitions and regulations.
- Requires agencies to update the Automated Firearms System upon receipt, donation, transfer, or destruction of a firearm.
- Establishes a one-year storage duration for firearms held by law enforcement.
- Encourages agencies to inform family law advocates and veterans’ outreach programs about the program.
Who is affected
- Law enforcement agencies
- Gun owners
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