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Proposed Firearm Legislation HB7873

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Legislation Overview

Title: Public Order and Safety; prohibit possession of assault weapon; provide penalties

Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to possession of dangerous weapons, so as to define certain terms; to prohibit the possession of an assault weapon; to prohibit the possession of an oversize magazine; to prohibit the possession with intent to sell, sale, or transportation of such weapons; to provide penalties; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Session: 2013-2014 Regular Session

Last Action: Senate Read and Referred

Last Action Date: January 15, 2013

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Donzella James;

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 56)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 15, 2013 Senate Read and Referred
Senate Jan 14, 2013 Senate Hopper
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 14, 2013 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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